Sherman Minton Bridge
Photos
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Overview Photo taken June 2005 by James Adorno |
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Oblique View Photo taken by Rick Mattioni in December 1991 |
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love this shot Photo taken by J.P. |
Facts
- Overview
- Double Decker Two-span steel through arch bridge over Ohio River on I-64 between New Albany and Louisville in Louisville
- Status
- Open to traffic
- History
- Built 1961; rehabilitated 1997
- Design
- Steel through arch main span
warren deck truss approach spans - Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 800.0 ft.
Total length: 2,052.9 ft.
Deck width: 42.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 16.3 ft.
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +38.27842, -85.82143 (decimal degrees)
38°16'42" N, 85°49'17" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 16/603084/4237363 (zone/easting/northing)
- USGS topographic map
- New Albany
- Inventory number
- BH 18841 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
- Inspection (as of 09/2005)
- Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Appraisal: Not deficient
Sufficiency rating: 60.0 (out of 100) - Average daily traffic (as of 2004)
- 93,210
Update Log
- June 30, 2010: New photo from J.P.
- April 15, 2010: New Street View added by J.P.
- November 16, 2008: Updated by Kim Harvey: approach spans warren truss
- October 12, 2008: New photo from Rick Mattioni
- August 11, 2008: Updated by Bob Fish
- October 10, 2005: Posted photo from James Adorno
Sources
- James Adorno
- Wikipedia
- Bob Fish - crossledguy [at] yahoo [dot] com
- Rick Mattioni
- Kim Harvey
- J.P.
Comments
Sherman Minton Bridge
Got stuck on the sherman minton bridge and noticed the plaque and a sign that said, voted worlds most beatiful bridge 1962
Sherman Minton Bridge
One of the most beautiful bridges crossing the Ohio River, it was a two-decker when I lived in New Albany. Haven't been back to it since it was rehabilitated.