L&N - Frankfort Fink Truss

Photos 

Stereo Scope

Capital City Museum/FCTHP

Enlarge

BH Photo #466536

Map 

Facts 

Overview

Fink through truss bridge

Location

Franklin County, Kentucky

History

Built 1868; Raised 1893; Replaced 1898

Builders

- Louisville Bridge & Iron Co. of Louisville, Kentucky
- Smith, Latrobe, & Co. of Baltimore, Maryland

Railroads

- Lexington & Frankfort Railroad (L&F)
- Louisville & Frankfort Railroad
- Louisville & Nashville Railroad (L&N; LN)
- Louisville, Cincinnati & Lexington Railroad (1869-1877)
- Louisville, Cincinnati & Lexington Railroad (1877-1881)

Design

Fink through truss

Approximate latitude, longitude

+38.20201, -84.88215   (decimal degrees)
38°12'07" N, 84°52'56" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

16/685440/4230349 (zone/easting/northing)

Inventory number

BH 88189 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• February 25, 2020: New photo from Julie Bowers
• February 13, 2020: Added by Luke

Related Bridges 

• Broadway Bridge (Successor)

Sources 

• Luke
• Railroad Record and Journal of Commerce, Banking, Manufactures and Statistics - Google Books - Book
• Julie Bowers - jbowerz1 [at] gmail [dot] com

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