Bacon Creek Bridge

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Looking South

A relic of the pre-Interstate days. Before the Kentucky Turnpike (later, Interstate 65) went through, this was a major N-S route. Old motels are common on this stretch, now used as low-cost apartments.

Photo taken by Robert Thompson in May 2013

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BH Photo #255446

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Street View

Facts

Overview: Concrete deck girder bridge over Bacon Creek on U.S. 31W
Location: Bonnieville, Hart County, Kentucky
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1933
Design: Concrete deck girder; riveted steel sidewalk support appears to have been added later.
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 40.0 ft.
Total length: 128.9 ft.
Deck width: 24.0 ft.
Also called: Bonnieville Bridge, US 31 W Bonnieville Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +37.37508, -85.90268 (decimal degrees)
37°22'30" N, 85°54'10" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/597155/4137047 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Upton
Average daily traffic (as of 2014): 2,531
Inventory numbers: KY 050-B00035N (Kentucky bridge number)
BH 56476 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of December 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: 77.7 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Update Log

August 13, 2017: New photos from Jack Schmidt
November 1, 2013: New Street View added by J.P.
June 4, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Merged NBI data.
June 4, 2013: Added by Robert Thompson

Sources

Robert Thompson
Luke
J.P. - wildcatjon2000 [at] gmail [dot] com
Jack Schmidt - jjturtle [at] earthlink [dot] net