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Blue Heron Bridge

McCreary County, Kentucky

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Overview of Blue Heron with Bridge

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Street View 

Facts 

Overview
Cantilevered Deck truss bridge over Big South Fork on Pedestrian Path (use to carry coal cars)
Location
McCreary County, Kentucky
Status
Open to pedestrians
History
Built 1930's to carry coal cars, restrored 1960's for pedestrian use.
Railroad
- Stearns Coal & Lumber Co.
Design
Cantilevered Deck truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 244.0 ft.
Total length: 676.0 ft.
Deck width: 7.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+36.67025, -84.54886   (decimal degrees)
36°40'13" N, 84°32'56" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/719050/4061092 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Barthell
Inventory number
BH 49688 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Cantilevered (309)
Cantilevered truss (250)
Deck truss (1,951)
Have street view (29,316)
Kentucky (1,378)
McCreary County, Kentucky (8)
Open to pedestrians (4,605)
Owned by National Park Service (490)
 Owned by federal government (1,292)
Preserved (1,231)
Rail-to-trail (1,660)
Railroad (16,558)
Span length 175-250 feet (2,080)
Stearns Coal & Lumber Co. (1)
Total length 500-1000 feet (3,102)
Truss (36,136)

Update Log 

  • January 3, 2016: New photo from Gene Smania
  • July 9, 2014: New photos from Andrew Raker
  • November 1, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Added category "Railroad"
  • November 1, 2013: New Street View added by J.P.
  • September 20, 2011: Added by J.P.

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