CSX - Levisa Fork Big Sandy River Bridge

Photos 

Photo taken by Bill Eichelberger in June 2010

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BH Photo #168574

Map 

Street View 

Facts 

Overview

Through truss bridge over Levisa Fork of Big Sandy River on CSX Railroad

Location

Louisa, Lawrence County, Kentucky

Status

Open to traffic

History

Built 1914 by the American Bridge Company

Builder

- American Bridge Co. of New York

Railroads

- CSX Railroad (CSX)
- Chesapeake & Ohio Railway (C&O; CO)

Design

Polygonal Warren through truss

Also called

CSX - Levisa Fork Bridge
Levisa Fork Railroad Bridge

Approximate latitude, longitude

+38.08039, -82.60081   (decimal degrees)
38°04'49" N, 82°36'03" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

17/359601/4215944 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Louisa

Inventory number

BH 45550 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• December 23, 2019: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
• July 5, 2014: New Street View added by Ralph Demars
• November 13, 2010: Updated by C Hanchey: Added Bridge Builder
• June 28, 2010: Updated by Bill Eichelberger: Changed railroad name from C&O to CSX.
• June 27, 2010: Added by Bill Eichelberger

Related Bridges 

• KY644 Levisa Fork Bridge (Predecessor) - Converted to road use after replacement

Sources 

• Bill Eichelberger
• C Hanchey - cmh2315fl [at] yahoo [dot] com
• Geoff Hubbs

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