New Madison-Milton Bridge
Description
The bridge is currently being put together and when it is completed it will be slid onto the supports of the old bridge. The old bridge's superstructure will be imploded in March and then the new bridge will be in place.Facts
- Overview
- Warren through truss bridge currently being built to replace the extant Madison-Milton Bridge in March 2012
- Location
- Milton, Trimble County, Kentucky, and Jefferson County, Indiana
- Status
- Open to traffic
- History
- Open to traffic on June 3rd 2013
- Design
- Warren through truss
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +38.72602, -85.37204 (decimal degrees)
38°43'34" N, 85°22'19" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 16/641513/4287631 (zone/easting/northing)
- USGS topographic map
- Madison East
- Inventory number
- BH 49970 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Related Bridges
- Madison-Milton Bridge (Predecessor)
Sources
- James McCray - jamesinslocomb [at] yahoo [dot] com
- J.P. - wildcatjon2000 [at] gmail [dot] com
Comments
Yeah, you'd almost think that no one in the world still even knew how to manufacture new truss bridges for a use this significant in this day and age, much less having one actually constructed and BUILT. Nice to see, but restoration or rehabilitation of the original structure and perhaps a relief bridge to the side is always far better than tearing down an old truss and putting up a modern one.
The new bridge is pretty, but I'll agree it doesn't quite do the old one justice. You must admit, though, they could've done a lot worse. At least they're trying to keep the steel through-truss tradition alive, albeit in a more modern form.
Well the world may not end in 2012, but it will witness the end of the Madison-Milton Bridge. Enjoy it while you can, folks, because in March the bridge will be imploded and the
"prefab" bridge will be in its place.
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