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PAL - Tioga Creek Trestle

Hardin County, Kentucky

Photo 

Trestle2.JPG

Bing Maps

BH Photo #210865

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Deck plate girder bridge over Trestle Road on P&L Railroad
Location
Hardin County, Kentucky
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1890, Replaced 2014
Railroads
- Illinois Central Railroad (IC; ICG (1972-1988))
- Paducah & Louisville Railway (PAL)
Design
Trestle
Dimensions
Total length: 700.0 ft.
Also called
PAL - Railroad Testle Road Overpass
Approximate latitude, longitude
+37.96636, -85.97099   (decimal degrees)
37°57'59" N, 85°58'16" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/590386/4202581 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Fort Knox
Inventory number
BH 49071 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (7,559)
Built 1890 (271)
Built during 1890s (2,982)
Curved (457)
Deck girder (5,742)
Girder (10,231)
Hardin County, Kentucky (17)
Illinois Central Railroad (582)
Kentucky (1,325)
 Lost (24,713)
Lost 2014 (356)
Lost during 2010s (3,279)
Owned by railroad (12,414)
Paducah & Louisville Railway (18)
Plate girder (7,920)
Railroad (15,410)
Replaced by new bridge (16,567)
Total length 500-1000 feet (2,871)

Update Log 

  • April 2, 2020: Updated by John Marvig: bridge has been replaced
  • April 17, 2014: Updated by J.P.: bridge being replaced.
  • August 27, 2011: New photo from J.P.
  • July 7, 2011: Added by J.P.

Sources 

  • J.P. - wildcatjon2000 [at] gmail [dot] com
  • John Marvig - marvigj27 [at] gmail [dot] com

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