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South Main Street Arch Bridge

Harlan County, Kentucky

Photos 

Photo taken in October 2010 by Calvin Sneed

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BH Photo #181064

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Street View 

Description 

Although only one span is visible, this bridge is acctually two arch spans, one crosses the underground culvert that carries the Cumberland River, Clover Fork.. pictures show the other span is partially submerged underneath South Main Street.

Facts 

Overview
Concrete arch bridge over Cumberland River, Clover Fork on South Main Street (State Highway 72) in Harlan
Location
Harlan, Harlan County, Kentucky
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1945
Design
Concrete through arch
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 149.9 ft.
Total length: 299.8 ft.
Deck width: 24.9 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+36.84472, -83.32278   (decimal degrees)
36°50'41" N, 83°19'22" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/292892/4080165 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Harlan
Average daily traffic (as of 2016)
2,242
Inventory numbers
KY 048-B00095N (Kentucky bridge number)
BH 18810 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of July 2018)
Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 18 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

Arch (12,157)
Built 1945 (278)
Built during 1940s (4,106)
Deck arch (11,394)
Harlan County, Kentucky (17)
Harlan, Kentucky (5)
Have street view (27,064)
 Kentucky (1,325)
Open (39,976)
Open-spandrel arch (765)
Owned by state (16,042)
Span length 125-175 feet (4,236)
Structurally deficient (14,104)
Total length 250-500 feet (5,256)

Update Log 

  • January 19, 2019: New Street View added by Dana and Kay Klein
  • October 5, 2010: New photos from Calvin Sneed

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