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Old Dogtown Road Bridge

Marshall County, Kentucky

Photos 

Photo taken by J.P.

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BH Photo #234790

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Pratt through truss bridge over East Fork of Clarks River on Old Dogtown Road
Location
Marshall County, Kentucky
Status
Intact but closed to all traffic
History
Built 1919
Design
Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 100.1 ft.
Total length: 102.0 ft.
Deck width: 13.5 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+36.81142, -88.28877   (decimal degrees)
36°48'41" N, 88°17'20" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/385045/4074727 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Hardin
Inventory number
BH 52594 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1919 (550)
Built during 1910s (10,027)
Closed (2,761)
Kentucky (1,378)
Marshall County, Kentucky (14)
One-lane traffic (7,932)
Owned by county (21,660)
Pratt through truss (6,145)
 Pratt truss (10,427)
Riveted (2,578)
Span length 100-125 feet (4,581)
Structurally deficient (12,803)
Through truss (17,339)
Total length 100-125 feet (5,434)
Truss (36,113)

Update Log 

  • September 15, 2016: New photo from Jack Schmidt
  • July 9, 2012: New photos from James McCray
  • July 8, 2012: New photos from J.P.
  • May 30, 2012: Added by J.P.

Sources 

  • J.P. - wildcatjon2000 [at] gmail [dot] com
  • Photo of the bridge
  • James McCray - jamesinslocomb [at] yahoo [dot] com
  • Jack Schmidt - jjturtle [at] earthlink [dot] net
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Comments 

Old Dogtown Road Bridge
Posted December 28, 2021, by Tony Dillon (spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com)

It looks to be close enough to the road to be accessible... especially at this time of year. Might have to contact the landowner if it's marked as "No Trespassing".

Old Dogtown Road Bridge
Posted December 28, 2021, by Gary Stewart (garydixie1 [at] gmail [dot] com )

Can you still get to the bridge and visit this sight ?