Hopewell Bridge

Photos 

Hopewell Bridge

Photo taken by C Hanchey in November 2010

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BH Photo #186030

Map 

Facts 

Overview

Through truss bridge over Little Sandy River on KY 3306

Location

Greenup County, Kentucky

Status

Open to traffic

History

Built 1868; rehabilitated 1990

Builder

- Phoenix Iron Co. of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Iron/Steel Manufacturer)

Railroads

- Eastern Kentucky Railroad (EK)
- Rail-to-road

Design

Whipple through truss

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 51.8 ft.
Total length: 159.1 ft.
Deck width: 12.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 20.0 ft.

Recognition

Posted to the National Register of Historic Places

Also called

Little Sandy River KY 3306 Bridge

Approximate latitude, longitude

+38.40816, -82.90551   (decimal degrees)
38°24'29" N, 82°54'20" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

17/333625/4252821 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Oldtown

Inventory numbers

KY 045-B00063N (Kentucky bridge number)
BH 18803 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Inspection (as of 09/2015)

Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 64.8 (out of 100)

Average daily traffic (as of 2012)

167

Categories 

Update Log 

• May 30, 2017: Updated by Christopher Finigan: Added category "Pin-connected"
• September 20, 2016: New photos from Jack Schmidt
• April 18, 2016: New photos from Mike Mullins
• February 15, 2016: Updated by Luke: Added categories "Rail-to-road", "railroad", "Eastern Kentucky Railroad" per request by ArtS
• November 20, 2010: Updated by James Baughn: Merged duplicate listings
• June 26, 2010: New photos from Bill Eichelberger

Sources 

• Bill Eichelberger
• James Baughn - webmaster [at] bridgehunter [dot] com
• Mike Mullins
• Jack Schmidt - jjturtle [at] earthlink [dot] net

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