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NS - West Market Street Overpass

Jefferson County, Kentucky

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Photo taken by J.P. in January 2013

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BH Photo #246132

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Overview
Steel stringer bridge over West Market Street on Southern Railroad (Formerly K&IT Railroad)
Location
Jefferson County, Kentucky
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1939
Builders
- Breslin Construction Co. of Louisville, Kentucky
- Louisville Bridge & Iron Co. of Louisville, Kentucky
- Public Works Administration
Railroads
- Kentucky & Indiana Terminal Railroad (K&IT)
- Norfolk Southern Railway (NS)
- Southern Railway (SOU)
Design
Steel stringer
Dimensions
Span length: 62.0 ft.
Total length: 62.0 ft.
Also called
K&IT- West Market Street Overpass
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.26028, -85.80250   (decimal degrees)
38°15'37" N, 85°48'09" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/604766/4235372 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
New Albany
Inventory number
BH 55098 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Beam (15,810)
Breslin Construction Co. (1)
Built 1939 (774)
Built during 1930s (11,773)
Have street view (27,072)
Jefferson County, Kentucky (128)
Kentucky (1,329)
Kentucky & Indiana Terminal Railroad (6)
Louisville Bridge & Iron Co. (17)
 Norfolk Southern Railway (1,949)
Open (39,987)
Owned by railroad (12,505)
Public Works Administration (36)
Railroad (15,607)
Southern Railway (366)
Span length 50-75 feet (10,104)
Steel stringer (6,286)
Total length 50-75 feet (9,318)

Update Log 

  • January 2, 2013: Updated by J.P.: Added categories "Norfolk Southern Railway", "Kentucky and Indiana Terminal Railroad"

Sources 

  • J.P. - wildcatjon2000 [at] gmail [dot] com

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