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Blackford Creek Bridge

Daviess County, Kentucky, and Hancock County, Kentucky

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Photo taken by James McCray in Feburary 2009

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Facts 

Overview
Through truss bridge over Blackford Creek on Ray Road
Location
Daviess County, Kentucky, and Hancock County, Kentucky
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1884
Builder
- Smith Bridge Co. of Toledo, Ohio
Design
Pin-connected, 6-panel Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 89.9 ft.
Total length: 91.8 ft.
Deck width: 10.8 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 11.2 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+37.87028, -86.90194   (decimal degrees)
37°52'13" N, 86°54'07" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/508624/4191426 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Maceo
Average daily traffic (as of 2006)
25
Inventory numbers
KY 030-C00018N (Kentucky bridge number)
BH 18756 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of July 2012)
Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 18.9 (out of 100)
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Categories 

19th Century (8,408)
6-panel truss (797)
Built 1884 (199)
Built during 1880s (2,177)
Daviess County, Kentucky (31)
Hancock County, Kentucky (5)
Have street view (28,923)
Kentucky (1,377)
Lost (28,563)
Lost 2013 (382)
Lost during 2010s (3,604)
 One-lane traffic (7,840)
Owned by county (21,616)
Pratt through truss (6,066)
Pratt truss (10,314)
Replaced by new bridge (19,428)
Smith Bridge Co. (112)
Span length 75-100 feet (6,656)
Through truss (16,834)
Total length 75-100 feet (6,794)
Truss (35,524)
Wooden deck (6,163)

Update Log 

  • February 11, 2019: New photos from Melissa Brand-Welch
  • December 12, 2014: Updated by Nathan Holth: This bridge has been demolished and replaced.
  • March 14, 2010: Updated by Bill Eichelberger: Added Google Street View.
  • April 16, 2009: Updated by C Hanchey
  • February 9, 2009: New photos from James McCray

Sources 

  • James McCray - jamesinslocomb [at] yahoo [dot] com
  • C Hanchey - cmh2315fl [at] yahoo [dot] com
  • Bill Eichelberger
  • Historicbridges.org - by Nathan Holth
  • Nathan Holth
  • Melissa Brand-Welch - melissabrandwelch [at] msn [dot] com
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Comments 

Blackford Creek Bridge
Posted February 11, 2019, by Tony Dillon (spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com)

Ridiculous that this 25-car-a-day landmark was replaced!

Blackford Creek Bridge
Posted December 12, 2014, by Zachary S

Google Earth shows the bridge gone as of late 2013 and heavy equipment tearing up the surrounding area... unless it was moved somewhere, this historic truss is lost.

Blackford Creek Bridge
Posted November 13, 2009, by Anthony Dillon (spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com)

Would love to know the story behind the crowbar being welded to the portal of this bridge. Not the first time I have seen something like it however. The County Line Bridge in Hancock & Rush Counties, Indiana has a Horse shoe welded to the sway bracing.