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Rockport Bascule Railroad Bridge

Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, and Ohio County, Kentucky
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Photo taken by J.P. in Sept 2011

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Overview
Through truss bridge over Green River on Paducah & Louisville Railway
Location
Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, and Ohio County, Kentucky
Status
Open to traffic
History
Replaced a 1870's Swing Bridge, Built 1931 for thePaducah & Louisville Railway by the Virginia Bridge Company.
Builders
- Strauss Bascule Bridge Co. of Chicago, Illinois
- Virginia Bridge Co. of Roanoke, Virginia
Design
Through truss
single leaf Strauss heel-trunnion bascule
Approximate latitude, longitude
+37.33141, -86.99762   (decimal degrees)
37°19'53" N, 86°59'51" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/500211/4131638 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Paradise
Inventory number
BH 49419 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Bascule (559)
Built 1931 (573)
Built during 1930s (8,551)
Green River (Kentucky) (16)
Kentucky (671)
Movable (1,355)
Muhlenberg County, Kentucky (3)
Ohio County, Kentucky (10)
Open (28,309)
Owned by federal government (590)
 Paducah & Louisville Railway (15)
Railroad (4,070)
Strauss Bascule Bridge Co. (26)
Strauss Heel Trunnion Bascule (10)
Through truss (9,205)
Truss (23,568)
Virginia Bridge Co. (28)
Warren through truss (926)
Warren truss (3,958)

Update Log 

  • March 23, 2012: Updated by Nathan Holth: Fixed Builder and Design.
  • November 22, 2011: Updated by J.P.: added bridge design
  • September 24, 2011: Updated by J.P.: added builder
  • August 27, 2011: New photo from J.P.
  • August 25, 2011: Added by J.P.

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Rockport Bascule Railroad Bridge
Posted August 25, 2011, by J.P.

Here are pictures of the bridge maybe I'll have a chance to get down and check it out one day.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/varocker07/3294909890/in/photostream/