Simon Kenton Memorial Bridge

Photos 

Photo taken by Bill Eichelberger in October 2008

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BH Photo #126841

Map 

Street Views 

Facts 

Overview

Suspension bridge over Ohio River on Business US 62/68 in Maysville

Location

Aberdeen, Mason County, Kentucky, and Brown County, Ohio

Status

Open to traffic

History

Built 1931; Bypassed by the cable-stayed William H. Harsha Bridge in 2000, rehabed in 2003-2004

Builders

- Kentucky Highway Commission
- Modjeski & Masters of Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania (Design)
- Ralph Modjeski of Bochnia, Poland (Design)

Design

Steel suspension bridge with Warren deck trusses

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 1,059.8 ft.
Total length: 2,865.4 ft. (0.5 mi.)
Deck width: 20.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 20.0 ft.

Recognition

Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on June 30, 1983

Also called

Maysville-Aberdeen Bridge
Ohio River US 62/68 Bridge

Approximate latitude, longitude

+38.65000, -83.75944   (decimal degrees)
38°38'60" N, 83°45'34" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

17/259861/4281551 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Maysville West

Average daily traffic (as of 2017)

6,478

Inventory numbers

NRHP 83002823 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
81B00041N
KY 081-B00041N (Kentucky bridge number)
BH 18890 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Inspection report (as of July 2018)

Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 49 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

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Update Log 

• September 29, 2020: New photos from James McCray
• September 19, 2016: New photos from Jack Schmidt
• June 5, 2016: New photos from Mike Mullins
• January 3, 2016: New photo from Gene Smania
• November 21, 2015: New photos from Jack Schmidt
• April 1, 2014: Updated by Nathan Holth: Added Modjeski and Masters as engineer.
• November 16, 2010: New Street View added by Nathan Holth
• November 16, 2010: Updated by C Hanchey: Bridge is listed on the NRHP
• April 27, 2010: New photos from Tom Hall
• March 13, 2010: Updated by Bill Eichelberger: Added Google Street View.
• September 11, 2009: Updated by J.R. Manning: Added Ohio side of the bridge & updated status
• September 11, 2009: New photos from Brian McKee
• October 30, 2008: New photo from Bill Eichelberger

Sources 

• Bill Eichelberger
• Brian McKee - bjmckee51 [at] yahoo [dot] com
• J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net
• Tom Hall - thomas [dot] hall [at] ffni [dot] com
• C Hanchey - cmh2315fl [at] yahoo [dot] com
• Nathan Holth
• Historicbridges.org - by Nathan Holth
• Jack Schmidt - jjturtle [at] earthlink [dot] net
• Mike Mullins
• James McCray - jamesinslocomb [at] yahoo [dot] com

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