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McAlpine Locks Bridge (S)

Jefferson County, Kentucky

Photos 

Ohio River Bridge

Opening

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in August 2013

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BH Photo #283554

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Description 

Swing bridge operated in Portland of the locks few feet from a bascule bridge

Facts 

Overview
Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Ohio River Louisville & Portland Canal on 27th street Route 264
Location
Portland, Jefferson County, Kentucky
Status
Replaced
History
Built 1927, Replaced 2006
Design
Pennsylvania through truss swing type bridge
Also called
Ohio Street Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.27783, -85.79063   (decimal degrees)
38°16'40" N, 85°47'26" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/605779/4237332 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
New Albany
Inventory number
BH 60971 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1927 (789)
Built during 1920s (9,275)
Jefferson County, Kentucky (126)
Kentucky (1,242)
Lost (20,782)
Lost 2006 (307)
Lost during 2000s (3,829)
Louisville, Kentucky (69)
 Movable (2,797)
Owned by federal government (1,044)
Pennsylvania truss (422)
Portland, Kentucky (1)
Replaced by new bridge (13,628)
Swing (1,337)
Through truss (13,595)
Truss (30,574)

Update Log 

  • May 14, 2014: Updated by Luke Harden: Replaced 2009
  • May 14, 2014: Added by Douglas Butler

Related Bridges 

Sources 

  • Douglas Butler
  • Luke

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