"New" River Road Bridge

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Overview

The "New" in "New" River Road Bridge is misleading. The bridge was built in 1935 and the bridge it replaces (See Old River Road/Goose Creek Bridge) sits to the right of the bridge if one is traveling west on River Road.

Photo taken by James McCray

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Overview

Concrete tee beam bridge over Goose Creek on River Road

Location

Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky

Status

Open to traffic

History

Built 1935

Design

Concrete tee beam

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 33.1 ft.
Total length: 231.0 ft.
Deck width: 32.2 ft.

Approximate latitude, longitude

+38.31711, -85.64667   (decimal degrees)
38°19'02" N, 85°38'48" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

16/618307/4241866 (zone/easting/northing)

USGS topographic map

Jeffersonville

Inventory numbers

KY 056-C00130N (Kentucky bridge number)
BH 36325 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Inspection (as of 11/2011)

Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 26.5 (out of 100)

Average daily traffic (as of 2011)

10,000

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Update Log 

• April 28, 2010: New Street View added by J.P.
• April 1, 2010: New photos from J.P.
• July 29, 2008: Updated by James McCray: updated gps coordinates
• April 26, 2008: Updated by James McCray
• February 28, 2008: Added by James McCray

Sources 

• James McCray - jamesinslocomb [at] yahoo [dot] com
• J.P. - wildcatjon2000 [at] gmail [dot] com

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