East Prong Crooked Creek Bridge

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Overview

Photo taken by James McCray

BH Photo #112937

Overview: Pony truss bridge over East Prong Crooked Creek on CR 1305
Location: Anderson County, Kentucky
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built ca. 1890 by the Champion Bridge Co.
Builders: - Cambria Steel Co. of Johnstown, Pennsylvania (Iron/Steel Manufacturer)
- Champion Bridge Co. of Wilmington, Ohio
Design: 4-panel,pinned Pratt pony truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 57.1 ft.
Total length: 63.0 ft.
Deck width: 11.2 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +38.02861, -85.07861 (decimal degrees)
38°01'43" N, 85°04'43" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/668634/4210731 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Glensboro
Average daily traffic (as of 2014): 61
Inventory numbers: KY 003-C00050N (Kentucky bridge number)
BH 18705 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of June 2018): Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 19.9 (out of 100)
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December 27, 2011: Updated by J.P.: Added category "Cambria"
October 12, 2010: New photos from James McCray
October 11, 2010: Updated by Anthony Dillon: Date of 1991 was incorrect and was likely for a rehabilitation. This bridge is similar to other Champion spans from the 1890's, so I changed it to reflect that.
October 11, 2010: Updated by J.P.: updated builder
March 17, 2008: New photos from James McCray

East Prong Crooked Creek Bridge

Posted October 11, 2010, by J.P.

going on the pics james took some time ago, the bridge has had it weight limited increased from 13 to 15 tons.