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Old US 62 Bridge

Hardin County, Kentucky
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Photo taken by James McCray

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Overview
Abandoned concrete stringer bridge over Billy Creek on an old section of US 62
Location
Elizabethtown, Hardin County, Kentucky
Status
Abandoned
History
Replacement bridge built 1988
Design
Concrete stringer
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 29.9 ft.
Total length: 65.9 ft.
Deck width: 20.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+37.67747, -85.89107   (decimal degrees)
37°40'39" N, 85°53'28" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/597787/4170608 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Cecilia
Inventory number
BH 47037 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 11/1991)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 65.9 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1982)
1,319

Categories 

Abandoned (1,372)
Beam (6,048)
Built 1952 (180)
Built during 1950s (2,382)
Concrete tee beam (1,080)
Elizabethtown, Kentucky (3)
Functionally obsolete (7,040)
 Hardin County, Kentucky (15)
Kentucky (671)
Owned by state (9,808)
Skewed (4,080)
Span length 25-50 feet (10,054)
Total length 50-75 feet (6,897)

Update Log 

  • November 19, 2010: New photos from J.P.
  • November 18, 2010: Added by James McCray

Sources 

  • James McCray - jamesinslocomb [at] yahoo [dot] com
  • J.P. - wildcatjon2000 [at] gmail [dot] com
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Old US 62 Bridge
Posted November 18, 2010, by Cliff Darby (clif30 [at] hotmail [dot] com)

I think these old US highway concrete bridges are very interesting. If only more trusses were left like this. LADOTD leaves alot of old bridges like this.