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Clay's Ferry Bridge (1963)

Fayette County, Kentucky

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Facts 

Overview
Lost Warren deck truss bridge over Kentucky River on I-75/US 25/US 421
Location
Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1963 for I-75 as twin span to original US 25 bridge built in 1946; both spans demolished and replaced 1998
Design
Warren deck truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 448.2 ft.
Total length: 1,711.0 ft.
Deck width: 29.9 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+37.88389, -84.33954   (decimal degrees)
37°53'02" N, 84°20'22" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/733969/4196269 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 96183 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1963 (254)
Built during 1960s (2,150)
Deck truss (1,952)
Fayette County, Kentucky (14)
Interstate 75 (30)
Kentucky (1,378)
Kentucky River (45)
Lexington, Kentucky (10)
Lost (29,326)
Lost 1998 (442)
Lost during 1990s (4,160)
 Owned by federal government (1,292)
Replaced by new bridge (19,916)
Riveted (2,582)
Span length 250-500 feet (1,269)
Total length 1000-2500 feet (2,006)
Truss (36,155)
Twinned (2)
US 25 (13)
US 421 (23)
Warren deck truss (679)
Warren truss (7,059)

Update Log 

  • February 1, 2022: Added by Paul Plassman

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Clay's Ferry Bridge (1963)
Posted February 2, 2022, by Nathan Holth (webmaster [at] historicbridges [dot] org)

Not sure on builder for the 1963 span, unfortunately the Engineering News Record online scans cut off at 1961 as thats one possible source for the builder.

Clay's Ferry Bridge (1963)
Posted February 2, 2022, by Paul Plassman

Nathan,

When you were researching this crossing, did you come across any information on the builder of the 1963 span? I have been looking and so far have not come up with anything.