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War Mothers Memorial Bridge

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Overview
Steel stringer bridge over Kentucky River on Capitol Avenue
Location
Franklin County, Kentucky
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1938 by the Bethlehem Steel Co.
Builder
- Bethlehem Steel Co. of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Design
Steel stringer
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 200.1 ft.
Total length: 705.1 ft.
Deck width: 29.9 ft.
Also called
Capital Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.19673, -84.87410   (decimal degrees)
38°11'48" N, 84°52'27" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/686158/4229778 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Frankfort East
Inventory numbers
KY 037-B00063N (Kentucky bridge number)
BH 49968 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 08/2010)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 59.2 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2011)
11,900

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  • October 30, 2011: Added by James McCray

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War Mothers Memorial Bridge
Posted October 30, 2011, by James McCray (jamesinslocomb [at] yahoo [dot] com)

This bridge would look good in Gotham City.