George Rogers Clark Memorial Bridge
Photos
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Overview Photo taken June 2005 by James Adorno |
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May 2008 Photo taken by Joe Virruso |
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May 2008 Photo taken by Joe Virruso |
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Thunder Over Louisville The Second Street Bridge is home to what is claimed to be the largest fireworks show in the world: Thunder Over Louisville. Each year for Thunder, the Second Street Bridge is closed down and rigged with pyrotechnics for the fireworks display. One could say that the bridge is a survivor--it gets blown up each year and yet remains unscathed. Photo taken by James McCray |
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Thunder Over Louisville Photo taken by James McCray |
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Thunder Over Louisville Photo taken by James McCray |
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Thunder Over Louisville Photo taken by James McCray |
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Thunder Over Louisville Photo taken by James McCray |
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Thunder Over Louisville Photo taken by James McCray |
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Thunder Over Louisville Photo taken by James McCray |
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Thunder Over Louisville Photo taken by James McCray |
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Thunder Over Louisville Photo taken by James McCray |
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Thunder Over Louisville Photo taken by James McCray |
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Thunder Over Louisville Photo taken by James McCray |
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Thunder Over Louisville Photo taken by James McCray |
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Thunder Over Louisville Photo taken by James McCray |
Facts
- Overview
- Cantilevered through truss bridge over Ohio River on US 31 at Louisville
- Status
- Open to traffic
- History
- Built 1929; tolls removed 1946; rehabilitated 1958
- Builders
- - American Bridge Co. of New York
- Modjeski and Masters
- Design
- Cantilevered through truss
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 819.6 ft.
Total length: 5,746.5 ft.
Deck width: 38.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 13.5 ft.
- Recognition
- Posted to the National Register of Historic Places
- Also called
- Second Street Bridge
Municipal Bridge (official name until 1949) - Approximate latitude, longitude
- +38.26407, -85.75147 (decimal degrees)
38°15'51" N, 85°45'05" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 16/609225/4235851 (zone/easting/northing)
- USGS topographic map
- New Albany
- Inventory number
- BH 18825 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
- Inspection (as of 10/2006)
- Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 53.9 (out of 100) - Average daily traffic (as of 2007)
- 19,300
Update Log
- June 21, 2009: New photos from James McCray
- May 28, 2008: New photos from Joe Virruso
- October 10, 2005: Posted photo from James Adorno
Sources
- James Adorno - adorno423 [at] aol [dot] com
- Joe Virruso - virrusofamily [at] att [dot] net
- James McCray - jamesinslocomb [at] yahoo [dot] com
Comments
Huh? No way should this carry an interstate.
A) there's no interstate to connect it to unless you want to raze half of Downtown Louisville so it can carry part of I-65
B) not every bridge has to carry an interstate. This bridge is useful because it's the only pedestrian/bicycle link between Louisville and S. Indiana.
C) It's also used for many annual festivals (AIDS walks, bike races, etc.) without much hassle, whereas if it was an interstate that would need Federal approval each time... which can be very finicky.
I've been acrooss this bridge before. I just think they should connect it to an Interstate.
i've been acrooss this brige before. I wish they could connect it to the highway