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Kentucky River KY 80 Bridge

Photo taken by C Hanchey in June 2010

Overview: Through truss bridge over Kentucky River on KY 80 in Combs
Location: Perry County, Kentucky
Status: Open to traffic
Future prospects: Slated for demolition and replacement, unless new owner is found.
History: Built 1929
Design: Three-span Parker through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 149.9 ft.
Total length: 455.9 ft.
Deck width: 20.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 15.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +37.26639, -83.21667 (decimal degrees)
37°15'59" N, 83°13'00" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 17/303446/4126727 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Hazard North
Inventory numbers: KY 097-B00029N (Kentucky bridge number)
BH 18922 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 01/2012): Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 31.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2011): 6,810

Kentucky River KY 80 Bridge

Posted October 26, 2011, by Tony Dillon (spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com)

Might be an easier prospect to try and find 3 different takers for 1 span.

Although I would like to have a driveway that required a 3-span bridge!

Kentucky River KY 80 Bridge

Posted October 26, 2011, by David Eike (eikes [at] sbcglobal [dot] net)

Here's another link to the story that includes a bridge photo:

Kentucky River KY 80 Bridge

Posted October 26, 2011, by Mike Page (mike [dot] page [at] hotmail [dot] com)

Kentucky is offering to dismantle and deliver the bridge to it's new location, for free, if they can just find someone to take it.