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Pauley Bridge

Pike County, Kentucky

Photos 

Looking down the main span

Photo taken by J.P. in June 2009

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BH Photo #141253

Map 

Street View 

Facts 

Overview
Suspension bridge over Levisa Fork on Meadowview Drive in Pikeville
Location
Pikeville, Pike County, Kentucky
Status
Open to pedestrians
History
Built 1936; closed to all traffic in 2001; reopened in 2006 as a pedestrian bridge
Builder
- Works Progress Administration
Design
Wire suspension
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 382.9 ft.
Total length: 500.0 ft.
Deck width: 10.8 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on March 26, 1992
Approximate latitude, longitude
+37.49288, -82.53529   (decimal degrees)
37°29'34" N, 82°32'07" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/364278/4150658 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Pikeville
Inventory numbers
NRHP 92000290 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 42753 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1936 (1,088)
Built during 1930s (11,162)
Have street view (25,189)
Kentucky (1,247)
NR-listed (2,872)
Open to pedestrians (3,787)
Owned by county (19,903)
 Pike County, Kentucky (25)
Pikeville, Kentucky (2)
Span length 250-500 feet (1,104)
Structurally deficient (16,402)
Suspension (655)
Total length 500-1000 feet (2,646)
Works Progress Administration (250)

Update Log 

  • October 17, 2014: New photos from Patrick S. O'Donnell
  • April 19, 2010: New Street View added by J.P.
  • March 31, 2010: New photos from James McCray
  • October 22, 2009: Updated by J.P.: updated corridnates
  • June 12, 2009: Added by J.P.

Sources 

  • J.P. - wildcatjon2000 [at] gmail [dot] com
  • James McCray - jamesinslocomb [at] yahoo [dot] com
  • Patrick S. O'Donnell - 1 [dot] 991km [at] comcast [dot] net

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