Glover Cary Bridge
Photos
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Overview Photo taken by James McCray |
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Southern End Photo taken by James McCray |
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Southen Approach Ramp Photo taken by James McCray |
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Deck View (Looking North) Photo taken by James McCray |
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Oblique View (Western Face of Bridge) Photo taken by James McCray |
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Main Span Photo taken by James McCray |
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Northern Approach Details Photo taken by James McCray |
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Bridge Plaques Photo taken by James McCray |
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Northern End of Bridge Photo taken by James McCray |
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Norther End Approach Ramp Details One can see in the distance the truss section of the bridge. The bridge curves a little to the right before the truss if one is crossing the bridge from the north. Photo taken by James McCray |
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Northern End of Bridge Photo taken by James McCray |
Facts
- Overview
- Through truss bridge over Ohio River on IN 161 (formerly US 231) at downtown Owensboro
- Status
- Open to two-lane traffic
- History
- Opened Sept. 1940; made obsolete in 2002 by the
- Design
- Cantilevered through truss
- Dimensions
- Length of largest span: 750.8 ft.
Total length: 4,622.8 ft.
Deck width: 22.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 14.4 ft.
- Also called
- Owensboro Bridge
Blue Bridge (unofficial nickname)- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +37.78083, -87.10917 (decimal degrees)
37°46'51" N, 87°06'33" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")- Approximate UTM coordinates
- 16/490386/4181504 (zone/easting/northing)
- USGS topographic map
- Owensboro East
- Inventory number
- BH 18758 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
- Inspection (as of 01/2008)
- Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 33.2 (out of 100)- Average daily traffic (as of 2007)
- 8,450
Sources
- Wikipedia
- James McCray - jamesinslocomb [at] yahoo [dot] com
- C Hanchey - cmh2315 [at] yahoo [dot] com