William H. Natcher Bridge

Photos

South approach

Photo taken by Charles Sarjeant

BH Photo #103301

Overview: Cable-stayed bridge over the Ohio River on US 231 northeast of Owensboro
Location: Daviess County, Kentucky, and Spencer County, Indiana
Status: Open to four-lane traffic
History: Opened October 21, 2002
Builders: - Buckland & Taylor Ltd. of North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (Contractor)
- Parsons, Brinckerhoff, Quade & Douglas of New York City, New York (Design)
- Traylor Brothers Inc. of Evansville, Indiana (Construction Engineers)
- VSL International Ltd. of K�niz, Canton of Bern, Switzerland (Cables)
- Vijay Chandra of Fairfax Station, Virginia (Design)
Design: Cable-stayed
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 1,200.0 ft.
Total length: 4,505.0 ft. (0.9 mi.)
Deck width: 67.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +37.90194, -87.03444 (decimal degrees)
37°54'07" N, 87°02'04" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/496971/4194936 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Rockport
Average daily traffic (as of 2012): 5,683
Inventory numbers: KY 030-B00164N (Kentucky bridge number)
BH 18760 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of May 2017): Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 74.4 (out of 100)
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William H. Natcher Bridge

Posted September 10, 2009, by Jacob Newkirk (jnewkirk77 [at] att [dot] net)

That isn't a nuclear power plant just north of the bridge. It's coal-fired. The cooling towers have fooled many folks over the years.