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Chaplin River Bridge
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Photo taken by J.P. in January 2013
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BH Photo #247117
Description
This bridge was once a covered bridge which existed during the battle of Perryville based on maps at the battlefield.
Facts
- Overview
- Concrete tee beam bridge over Chaplin River on Us-68 and US 150
- Location
- Boyle County, Kentucky
- Status
- Open to traffic
- History
- Built 1934
- Design
- Concrete tee beam
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 29.9 ft.
Total length: 96.1 ft.
Deck width: 24.0 ft.
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +37.65028, -84.95139 (decimal degrees)
37°39'01" N, 84°57'05" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
- Approximate UTM coordinates
- 16/680723/4168987 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Perryville
- Average daily traffic (as of 2016)
- 1,294
- Inventory numbers
- KY 011-B00042N (Kentucky bridge number)
BH 55264 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
- Inspection report (as of October 2018)
- Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 68.2 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com
Update Log
- October 1, 2017: New photos from Jack Schmidt
- January 21, 2013: Updated by James McCray: Added category "Civil War"
- January 21, 2013: New photos from J.P.
- January 20, 2013: Updated by J.P.: Added categories "US 150", "US 68"
Here's a video I recently did on the bridge: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1BaxaWMa4o