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Levisa Fork KY 644 Bridge

Lawrence County, Kentucky
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Photo taken by Bill Eichelberger in June 2010

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Facts 

Overview
Through truss bridge over Levisa Fork of Big Sandy on KY 644
Location
Lawrence County, Kentucky
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1904 by the King Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1970
Builder
- King Bridge Co. of Cleveland, Ohio
Design
Through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 170.9 ft.
Total length: 470.0 ft.
Deck width: 12.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 14.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.08028, -82.59972   (decimal degrees)
38°04'49" N, 82°35'59" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/359697/4215930 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Louisa
Inventory numbers
KY 064-B00038N (Kentucky bridge number)
BH 18860 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 01/2012)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 41.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2011)
1,260

Categories 

Built 1904 (327)
Built during 1900s (4,266)
Functionally obsolete (7,054)
Kentucky (676)
King Bridge Co. (161)
Lawrence County, Kentucky (7)
One-lane traffic (7,119)
Open (28,453)
 Owned by state (9,851)
Pratt through truss (3,184)
Pratt truss (5,687)
Span length 125-175 feet (2,966)
Through truss (9,250)
Total length 250-500 feet (3,381)
Truss (23,609)

Update Log 

  • July 7, 2010: Updated by Bill Eichelberger: Added truss type.
  • June 26, 2010: New photos from Bill Eichelberger

Sources 

  • Bill Eichelberger
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Levisa Fork KY 644 Bridge
Posted December 18, 2012, by Robert Elder (robertelder1 [at] gmail [dot] com)

My guess would be that the King Bridge Co. built the newer span.

Levisa Fork KY 644 Bridge
Posted December 18, 2012, by Craig Williams (craig [dot] willi1970 [at] gmail [dot] com)

I agree Anthony. It has what appears to be Phoenix Columns and the details on the bridge are very Phoenix Bridge Co looking. I would assume this was fabricated by Phoenix Bridge Co and installed by King Bridge Co. Anyone know if this can be verified?

Levisa Fork KY 644 Bridge
Posted June 26, 2010, by Anthony Dillon (spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com)

Very similar to the Tug Fork Bridge

http://bridgehunter.com/wv/mcdowell/24A240/

and obviously of earlier origin as well. Date may apply to the span that is mismatched with it.