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Overview The Taylorsville Bridge is also known as the Blue Bridge. The bridge is made up of three identical Warren Truss spans. Photo taken by James McCray |
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Deck View Photo taken by James McCray |
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South Portal Photo taken by James McCray |
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South Portal Again Photo taken by James McCray |
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Main Span Photo taken by James McCray |
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Closeup of South End Truss Span Photo taken by James McCray |
Facts
- Overview
- Through truss bridge over Salt River on KY 55 in Taylorsville
- Location
- Spencer County, Kentucky
- Status
- Open to traffic
- History
- Built 1932
- Design
- Through truss
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 125.9 ft.
Total length: 377.9 ft.
Deck width: 23.9 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 14.9 ft.
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +38.02778, -85.34250 (decimal degrees)
38°01'40" N, 85°20'33" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 16/645474/4210193 (zone/easting/northing)
- USGS topographic map
- Taylorsville
- Inventory number
- BH 18946 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
- Inspection (as of 11/2007)
- Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 40.7 (out of 100) - Average daily traffic (as of 2007)
- 3,540