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Old US 127 Liberty Bridge

Casey County, Kentucky

Photo 

US 127 Bridge

The Courier-Journal: August 1 1954

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BH Photo #443378

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Through truss bridge over Green River on US 127
Location
Liberty, Casey County, Kentucky
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
Design
8-panel, pinned Pratt through truss
Also called
KY 35 Bridge
Green River Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+37.31042, -84.94046   (decimal degrees)
37°18'38" N, 84°56'26" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/682512/4131297 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 84408 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Casey County, Kentucky (5)
Kentucky (1,378)
Liberty, Kentucky (1)
Lost (29,311)
Lost 1957 (102)
Lost during 1950s (942)
 Owned by state (16,595)
Pratt through truss (6,148)
Pratt truss (10,430)
Replaced by new bridge (19,908)
Through truss (17,370)
Truss (36,146)

Update Log 

  • February 8, 2019: Updated by Tony Dillon: Added truss type
  • February 8, 2019: Added by Melissa Brand-Welch

Sources 

  • Melissa Brand-Welch - melissabrandwelch [at] msn [dot] com
  • Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com
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Comments 

Old US 127 Liberty Bridge
Posted October 14, 2020, by Damon McGaha

This scene is prior to Kentucky Route 35 being decommissioned to become U.S. Highway 127 in 1958.

Thanks for posting the picture; it is the only one I have seen.

Old US 127 Liberty Bridge
Posted February 8, 2019, by Melissa Brand-Welch (melissabrandwelch [at] msn [dot] com)

Thanks Tony!