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Broadway Bridge

Franklin County, Kentucky
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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.

Photo taken by James McCray

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Overview
Through truss bridge over Kentucky River on KY 3506 in Frankfort
Location
Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky
Status
Fenced off with No Trespassing Signs
History
Built 1910
Design
Pin-connected Baltimore Petit through truss bridge
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.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.20194, -84.88194   (decimal degrees)
38°12'07" N, 84°52'55" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/685458/4230342 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Frankfort West
Inventory numbers
KY 037-B00066N (Kentucky bridge 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

Categories 

Baltimore through truss (154)
Baltimore truss (170)
Built 1910 (769)
Built during 1910s (6,971)
Closed (2,132)
Frankfort, Kentucky (4)
Franklin County, Kentucky (13)
Have street view (12,865)
Kentucky (715)
 Kentucky River (38)
Owned by state (10,151)
Preserved (709)
Span length 125-175 feet (3,038)
Structurally deficient (16,931)
Through truss (9,585)
Total length 500-1000 feet (1,884)
Truss (24,150)

Update Log 

  • October 30, 2011: Updated by J.P.: changed bridges status
  • June 16, 2010: Updated by C Hanchey: Bridge is known as the Broadway Bridge, was constructed in 1910 and is a pin-connected Baltimore Petit truss
  • April 9, 2010: New Street View added by Nathan Holth
  • March 4, 2008: Updated by James McCray
  • February 5, 2008: New photos from James McCray

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