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Old Richardsville Road Bridge

Warren County, Kentucky

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Old Richardsville Road Bridge Overview

The Old Richardsville Road Bridge is a three span bowstring bridge over the Barren River just to the north of Bowling Green, KY on Old Richardsville Road.

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View from an Angle

You can see the details of the truss and the stone piers of the bridge in this photo.

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Main Truss Span

This is a photo of the main truss span over the Barren River.

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Historic Plaque

This plaque identifies the bridge as being on the National Register of Historic Places.

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Builders Plaque

This plaque, located at the eastern entrance of the bridge, states that the bridge is a product of the King Iron Bridge Co.

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Second Builder's Plaque

This plaque also says that the bridge was built by the King Iron Bridge Co.

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Date Marker

Self explanatory.

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Closeup of Main Truss

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Deck View

This view shows the bridge from the north end. The bridge is well preserved complete with wood decking.

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Facts 

Overview
Three span Bowstring Arch Truss bridge over Barren River on Old Richardsville Road in Bowling Green
Location
Warren County, Kentucky
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1889
Design
Three Span Bowstring Through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 138.1 ft.
Total length: 422.8 ft.
Deck width: 11.2 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 14.6 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+37.02056, -86.44722   (decimal degrees)
37°01'14" N, 86°26'50" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory number
BH 18950 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 04/2006)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 19.1 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1979)
150

Categories 

Bowstring truss (52)
Kentucky (297)
NR-listed (1,472)
Open (21,540)
Owned by county (14,113)
Span length 125-175 feet (1,981)
Structurally deficient (10,771)
Through truss (5,175)
Total length 250-500 feet (2,074)
Truss (15,706)
Warren County, Kentucky (3)
Wooden deck (5,164)

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Old Richardsville Road Bridge
Posted March 14, 2008, by Anthony Dillon (dillon [dot] fam [at] att [dot] net)

Glad to see pictures of this bridge. I have been looking for information on it since I "found" it on a Jones Soda bottle. I knew from looking at it that it was a King B.C. product, and that it was very long. Thanks for the pics.

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