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PAL - KY 835 Overpass

Hardin County, Kentucky

Photos 

Photo taken by Scott E Latoski

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BH Photo #260914

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Steel stringer bridge over KY 835 on P&L Railroad
Location
Hardin County, Kentucky
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1889
Railroads
- Illinois Central Railroad (IC; ICG (1972-1988))
- Paducah & Louisville Railway (PAL)
Design
Trestle
Dimensions
Total length: 570.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+37.96827, -85.96125   (decimal degrees)
37°58'06" N, 85°57'40" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/591240/4202803 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Fort Knox
Inventory number
BH 49070 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (7,388)
Beam (15,345)
Built 1889 (231)
Built during 1880s (1,951)
Hardin County, Kentucky (17)
Illinois Central Railroad (573)
Kentucky (1,306)
Lost (24,070)
 Lost 2013 (349)
Lost during 2010s (3,126)
Owned by railroad (12,172)
Paducah & Louisville Railway (18)
Railroad (15,223)
Replaced by new bridge (16,065)
Steel stringer (6,027)
Total length 500-1000 feet (2,833)

Update Log 

  • April 17, 2014: Updated by J.P.: bridge has been replaced.
  • July 25, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Added category "Railroad"
  • July 7, 2011: Added by J.P.

Sources 

  • J.P. - wildcatjon2000 [at] gmail [dot] com
  • Luke
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PAL - KY 835 Overpass
Posted April 27, 2015, by Bill Eichelberger

Great. Now I have to watch "Stripes" again. ;-)

PAL - KY 835 Overpass
Posted April 24, 2015, by Erik Baldwin (chinacat1966 [at] yahoo [dot] com)

Bridge was in the movie Stripes. Czech border scene.

P&L Trestle 1
Posted October 24, 2011, by Scott E Latoski (selski66 [at] yahoo [dot] com)

I've uploaded a few photos I took back in March 2009...