Historic Bridges of the U.S. | White Mills Bridge

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Overview

The bridge is known as the White Mills Bridge

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South Portal

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Oblique View

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East Face of Bridge

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Underneath the Bridge

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Steel Supports

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Bridge Plaque

Plaque says that the bridge was built by the Champion Bridge Co. in 1899. The plaque underneath the builder's plaque designates the bridge as a historical site for Hardin Co., KY.

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Cable Guardrails for the Bridge's Southern Approach

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White Mills Dam from Deck of White Mills Bridge

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Map

Vicinity map

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Facts

Overview: Through truss bridge over Nolin River on Old KY 84
Location: Hardin County, Kentucky
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1918; rehabilitated 1937
Design: Through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 127.9 ft.
Total length: 198.1 ft.
Deck width: 13.4 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 13.8 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +37.55528, -86.03167 (decimal degrees)
37°33'19" N, 86°01'54" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory number: BH 18809 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 05/2005): 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: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 20.7 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1979): 100

Update Log

March 12, 2008: New photos from James McCray

Sources

James McCray - jamesinslocomb [at] yahoo [dot] com

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