Bridgehunter.com | 17th Street Wilderness Road Bridge

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Photo taken in October 2010 by Calvin Sneed

The date given for this span is likely for when it was placed at this location. A pinned span with this much lacing is ca.1900 or older.

Overview: Through truss bridge over Yellow Creek on 17th Street (also known as Wildnerness Road, also old U.S. 25-E)) in Middlesborough
Location: Middlesboro, Bell County, Kentucky
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built ca. 1890
Design: Pinned Warren through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 78.1 ft.
Total length: 89.9 ft.
Deck width: 13.4 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 17.5 ft.
Also called: Wilderness Road Bridge
Old Highway 25-E Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +36.61083, -83.71083 (decimal degrees)
36°36'39" N, 83°42'39" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 17/257550/4055124 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Middlesboro South
Inventory numbers: KY 007-C00072N (Kentucky bridge number)
BH 18708 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 03/2011): Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 23.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2010): 67

October 4, 2010: Updated by Anthony Dillon: Changed truss type and added new information
October 3, 2010: New photos from Calvin Sneed
March 13, 2010: Updated by Bill Eichelberger: Added Google Street View.