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PAL - Elmlick Creek Bridge

Ohio County, Kentucky

Photos 

Photo taken by J.P.

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BH Photo #214870

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Street View 

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Overview
Pony/through plate girder bridge on Paducah & Louisville Railway over pigeon creek
Location
Ohio County, Kentucky
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1907
Railroads
- Illinois Central Railroad (IC; ICG (1972-1988))
- Paducah & Louisville Railway (PAL)
Design
Pony/through plate girder
Dimensions
Span length: 50.0 ft.
Total length: 50.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+37.43232, -86.80681   (decimal degrees)
37°25'56" N, 86°48'25" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/517091/4142850 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Horton
Inventory number
BH 49717 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1907 (743)
Built during 1900s (7,631)
Girder (11,169)
Have street view (28,892)
Illinois Central Railroad (624)
Kentucky (1,377)
Ohio County, Kentucky (24)
Open (40,968)
 Owned by railroad (13,494)
Paducah & Louisville Railway (18)
Plate girder (8,724)
Railroad (16,454)
Span length 50-75 feet (10,419)
Through girder (4,189)
Total length 50-75 feet (9,565)

Update Log 

  • April 2, 2020: Updated by John Marvig: Added information from IC Track Profile
  • September 16, 2016: New photo from Jack Schmidt
  • September 25, 2011: Added by J.P.

Sources 

  • J.P. - wildcatjon2000 [at] gmail [dot] com
  • Jack Schmidt - jjturtle [at] earthlink [dot] net
  • John Marvig - marvigj27 [at] gmail [dot] com

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