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Overview

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North Portal

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Deck View

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Oblique View

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Overview: Through truss bridge over the Ohio River on KY 79/IN 135
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1967; rehabilitated 1997
Design: Through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 724.9 ft.
Total length: 3,097.0 ft.
Deck width: 27.9 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 17.5 ft.
Also called: Matthew E. Welsh Bridge (official name)
Approximate latitude, longitude: +38.01972, -86.19583 (decimal degrees)
38°01'11" N, 86°11'45" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory numbers: INNBI 026348 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 16261 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 08/2005): Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Appraisal: Not deficient
Sufficiency rating: 58.2 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2004): 3,269