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Little Sandy River KY 7 Bridge

Elliott County, Kentucky
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Note: The following information comes from the National Bridge Inventory and has not been verified.
Overview
Lost through truss bridge over Little Sandy River on KY 7
Location
Elliott County, Kentucky
Status
No longer exists
History
Built 1936; replaced 2004
Design
Through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 161.0 ft.
Total length: 377.9 ft.
Deck width: 20.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 15.3 ft.
Inventory number
BH 18761 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 2000)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 39.40 (out of 100)

Categories 

Built 1936 (745)
Built during 1930s (8,552)
Elliott County, Kentucky (2)
Functionally obsolete (7,035)
KY 7 (4)
Kentucky (671)
Lost (10,356)
 Lost 2004 (411)
Lost during 2000s (3,090)
Owned by state (9,806)
Span length 125-175 feet (2,954)
Through truss (9,205)
Total length 250-500 feet (3,371)
Truss (23,565)

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Little Sandy River KY 7 Bridge
Posted May 27, 2009, by Ralph (Mayse)

This bridge is notable for two reasons, not only do my aunt & uncle live a few hundred feet from the site of the old bridge, but I also lost a cousin there in 1977, he was driving southbound in his coaltruck when a spring broke and the truck slammed into the side of one of the trusses(it was a 2-truss bridge), he died at the scene, died very terribly and was only 30-31 y/o at the time. I am glad this bridge has been replaced and I do not miss it, the bridge and the old roadway were hazardous. As for the new bridge and road they're right in front of my aunt & uncle's house, as for why that's another story.