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IC - Green River Bridge (Old)

Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, and Ohio County, Kentucky

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IC - Green River Bridge (Old)

Replaced in 1930

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in September 2014

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BH Photo #292982

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Overview
Lost Through truss bridge over Green River on Illinois Central Railroad
Location
Rockport, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, and Ohio County, Kentucky
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1870; Replaced in 1930
Railroad
- Illinois Central Railroad (IC; ICG (1972-1988))
Design
Through truss swing
Also called
PAL Rail Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+37.33197, -86.99803   (decimal degrees)
37°19'55" N, 86°59'53" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/500174/4131699 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Paradise
Inventory number
BH 62868 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (7,567)
Built 1870 (139)
Built during 1870s (1,110)
Illinois Central Railroad (582)
Kentucky (1,325)
Lost (24,749)
Lost 1930 (78)
Lost during 1930s (622)
Movable (2,975)
 Muhlenberg County, Kentucky (11)
Ohio County, Kentucky (24)
Owned by railroad (12,424)
Replaced by new bridge (16,590)
Rockport, Kentucky (3)
Swing (1,455)
Through truss (15,075)
Truss (32,799)

Update Log 

  • September 4, 2014: Added by Douglas Butler

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