Historic Bridges of the U.S. | Kentucky River KY 3506 Bridge

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Photos

Overview

The Broadway Street Bridge, also known as the Blue Bridge, is interesting because the road and railroad bridges are coupled together. Currently, the bridge is open to railroad and pedestrian traffic but is closed to automobile traffic.

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East Bridge Portals

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North Face of Bridge

The railroad truss dwarfs the roadway truss.

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Bridge Plaque

The plaque says that the bridge was built by the American Bridge Co. in 1929, but does that apply only to the railroad bridge or both bridge sections?

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Facts

Overview: Through truss bridge over Kentucky River on KY 3506 in Frankfort
Location: Franklin County, Kentucky
Status: Open to Pedestrians Only
History: Built 1951
Design: Through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 155.8 ft.
Total length: 515.9 ft.
Deck width: 22.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 20.4 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude: +38.20194, -84.88194 (decimal degrees)
38°12'07" N, 84°52'55" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory number: BH 18781 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 12/2005): Deck condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Imminent Failure (1 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 35.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2002): 1