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CSX - Banklick Trestle

Kenton County, Kentucky

Photos 

Photo taken by Bill Eichelberger in November 2008

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BH Photo #127462

Map 

Street View 

Facts 

Overview
Steel trestle bridge over Banklick Creek on CSX Transportation in Independence
Location
Independence, Kenton County, Kentucky
Status
Open to traffic
Railroads
- CSX Railroad (CSX)
- Louisville & Nashville Railroad (LN)
Design
Deck plate girder
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.97462, -84.55050   (decimal degrees)
38°58'29" N, 84°33'02" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/712195/4316814 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Independence
Elevation
600 ft. above sea level
Inventory number
BH 38066 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

CSX Railroad (1,667)
Deck girder (5,775)
Girder (10,295)
Have street view (27,060)
Independence, Kentucky (2)
Kenton County, Kentucky (37)
 Kentucky (1,325)
Louisville & Nashville Railroad (281)
Open (39,974)
Owned by railroad (12,493)
Plate girder (7,979)

Update Log 

  • January 23, 2020: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • June 11, 2013: Updated by John Marvig: Added status
  • January 4, 2012: New Street View added by James Baughn
  • February 16, 2010: Updated by Bill Eichelberger: Added GPS coordinates.
  • November 12, 2008: Added by Bill Eichelberger

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CSX - Banklick Trestle
Posted January 24, 2020, by George A Oakley (Georgeoakley49 [at] yahoo [dot] com)

Thanks,Geoff.That answers that question.It was driving me nuts looking for the tunnels.

CSX - Banklick Trestle
Posted January 24, 2020, by Geoff Hubbs (geoffrey [dot] hubbs [at] att [dot] net)

George- The 1955 USGS map shows 2 tunnels south of the bridge, but they are gone in the 1969 revision.

CSX - Banklick Trestle
Posted January 23, 2020, by George A Oakley (Georgeoakley49 [at] yahoo [dot] com)

In picture #2 I see a tunnel but don't see it on the map when I looked for it.I didn't see it listed on the county listing for bridges and tunnels.Was it removed?