Rating:
3 votes
Driveway Bridge
Facts
- Overview
- Pratt pony truss bridge over a branch of Elkhorn Creek on a private driveway
- Location
- Georgetown, Scott County, Kentucky
- Status
- Open to traffic
- History
- Built 1892
- Builders
- - Carnegie Steel Co. of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Iron/Steel Manufacturer)
- Pittsburgh Bridge Co. of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- W.B. Basset
- Design
- Pin-connected, 5-panel Pratt pony truss
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +38.22819, -84.56839 (decimal degrees)
38°13'41" N, 84°34'06" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 16/712841/4233929 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Georgetown
- Inventory number
- BH 55191 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- January 13, 2013: New Street View added by J.P.
- January 12, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Added Carnegie Steel Co. to builder's section
- January 12, 2013: Added by James McCray
Sources
- James McCray - jamesinslocomb [at] yahoo [dot] com
- Luke
- J.P. - wildcatjon2000 [at] gmail [dot] com
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Wow, love it! The lattice and V-lacing make it look especially amazing! I like the builder plaques too; they are very similar to the ones that were attached to the pony truss approaches on the former Shanley Road Bridge in Elk County, Pennsylvania...interestingly enough, this bridge and the main spans of that bridge were built by the same company, but the approach spans were built by Nelson & Buchanan after they ended their relationship with Pttsburgh Steel...the unique shape must be a Nelson & Buchanan trademark. I wish I had a driveway with a bridge like this for a river crossing!