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CSX - Smallhouse Bridge

Ohio County, Kentucky, and Muhlenberg County, Kentucky

Photos 

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in March 2013

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BH Photo #340050

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost swing through truss bridge over Green River, East of
Location
Ohio County, Kentucky, and Muhlenberg County, Kentucky
Status
Lost Swing Through Truss Bridge over the Green River
Railroads
- CSX Railroad (CSX)
- Family Lines System (FL)
- Louisville & Nashville Railroad (LN)
- Seaboard System Railroad (SBD)
Design
Swing Pratt through truss
Also called
SBD - Smallhouse Bridge
FL - Smallhouse Bridge
L&N - Smallhouse Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+37.38011, -87.09525   (decimal degrees)
37°22'48" N, 87°05'43" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/491566/4137045 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Equality
Inventory number
BH 18914 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

CSX Railroad (1,669)
Family Lines System (79)
Green River (Kentucky) (16)
Kentucky (1,329)
Lost (25,030)
Louisville & Nashville Railroad (283)
Movable (2,990)
Muhlenberg County, Kentucky (11)
Ohio County, Kentucky (24)
 Owned by railroad (12,505)
Pratt through truss (5,431)
Pratt truss (9,353)
Railroad (15,613)
Seaboard System Railroad (105)
Swing (1,467)
Through truss (15,202)
Truss (32,996)

Update Log 

  • July 20, 2019: New photos from Melissa Brand-Welch
  • November 4, 2015: Updated by Luke: Link to Imagery
  • October 20, 2015: New photo from Douglas Butler
  • August 29, 2015: New photo from Douglas Butler
  • September 21, 2011: Updated by J.P.: bridge is lost
  • April 5, 2010: Updated by Bill Eichelberger: Bridge has been dismantled.

Sources 

  • Bill Eichelberger
  • J.P. - wildcatjon2000 [at] gmail [dot] com
  • Melissa Brand-Welch - melissabrandwelch [at] msn [dot] com
  • Douglas Butler
  • Luke
  • Trainweb - Rusty Rails - Imagery

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