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Overview

This bridge is known as the Bernheim Bridge. As with all the bridges in Cherokee Park, this bridge is very ornate.

Photo taken by James McCray in November 2007

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Deck View

Photo taken by James McCray in November 2007

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West Side

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North Face of Bridge

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North Face of Bridge

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South Face of Bridge

Note the urn-like decoration.

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Bridge Plaque

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Facts 

Overview
Concrete arch bridge over Middle Fork Beargrass Creek on Beargrass Road in Louisville
Location
Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1928
Design
Arch
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 44.9 ft.
Total length: 57.1 ft.
Deck width: 26.6 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.23417, -85.68694   (decimal degrees)
38°14'03" N, 85°41'13" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory number
BH 18838 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 03/2006)
Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 26.8 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1979)
1,000

Categories 

Arch (7,542)
Built 1928 (518)
Built during 1920s (4,005)
Deck arch (6,639)
Jefferson County, Kentucky (33)
Kentucky (297)
Louisville, Kentucky (25)
Open (21,539)
Owned by county (14,113)
Span length 25-50 feet (6,029)
Structurally deficient (10,771)
Total length 50-75 feet (4,927)

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