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William H. Natcher Bridge

Daviess County, Kentucky, and Spencer County, Indiana
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South approach

Photo taken by Charles Sarjeant

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Street View 

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Facts 

Overview
Cable-stayed bridge over the Ohio River on US 231 northeast of Owensboro
Location
Daviess County, Kentucky, and Spencer County, Indiana
Status
Open to four-lane traffic
History
Opened October 21, 2002
Design
Cable-stayed
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 1,200.0 ft.
Total length: 4,505.0 ft. (0.9 mi.)
Deck width: 67.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+37.90194, -87.03444   (decimal degrees)
37°54'07" N, 87°02'04" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/496971/4194936 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Rockport
Inventory numbers
KY 030-B00164N (Kentucky bridge number)
BH 18760 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 05/2011)
Deck condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 73.9 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2011)
5,890

Categories 

Built 2002 (43)
Built during 2000s (324)
Cable-stayed (53)
Daviess County, Kentucky (9)
Have street view (9,883)
Indiana (3,348)
Kentucky (671)
Modern (605)
 Ohio River (95)
Open (28,304)
Owned by state (9,807)
Span length over 1000 feet (105)
Spencer County, Indiana (40)
State line crossing (513)
Total length over 2500 feet (587)
US 231 (18)

Update Log 

  • October 26, 2010: Updated by Nathan Holth: Merged NBI Data
  • April 15, 2010: New Street View added by J.P.
  • February 9, 2009: New photos from James McCray
  • May 22, 2006: Posted photos from Charles Sarjeant

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William H. Natcher Bridge
Posted September 10, 2009, by Jacob Newkirk (jnewkirk77 [at] att [dot] net)

That isn't a nuclear power plant just north of the bridge. It's coal-fired. The cooling towers have fooled many folks over the years.