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Overview

The Yellow Creek Park Bridge is a restored and relocated bridge that is now being used as a pedestrian bridge over Yellow Creek on the Yellow Creek Park's nature trail.

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Oblique View

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Deck View

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From Uphill

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Bridge Northern End

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Closeup of Truss

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Bridge Plaque

Bridge is a product of the Wrought Iron Bridge Co.

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View Of Portal, Looking South

The following pictures are taken from the HAER website and shows the bridge in its original location and context over South Fork Panther Creek on KY 762 in Owensboro before it was moved to Yellow Creek Park

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View Of Portal, Looking North

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Detail View Of Builder/Date Plate

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View Of General Elevation, Looking West

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View Of South End Post And Abutment

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View Of North End Of Bridge, Showing Four Panel Points Of Trussing

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Detail View Of Lower Chord Connection At Mid-Span

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View Of Bottom Chord, Floor Beam Hanger, And Guardrail Detail

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Detail View Of Lower Chord Connection At Hip-Vertical Panel Point

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Detail View Of Floor System, Underside View

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Detail View Of South End, Showing Bearing On Stone Abutment

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Facts

Overview: Pratt through truss bridge over Yellow Creek on a nature/hiking trail in the Yellow Creek Park in Thruston
Location: Thruston, Daviess County, Kentucky
Status: Open to pedestrians
History: Originally built in 1897 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co. over South Fork Panther Creek in Owensboro on KY 762, but later restored and relocated to Yellow Creek Park in Thruston, KY.
Builder: - Wrought Iron Bridge Co. of Canton, Ohio
Design: Pratt through truss
Dimensions: Total length: 101 ft.
Deck width: 13.5 ft.
Recognition: Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude: +37.79208, -87.03431 (decimal degrees)
37°47'31" N, 87°02'04" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/496979/4182746 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Owensboro East
Inventory number: BH 36653 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log

September 27, 2008: Updated by James McCray
July 29, 2008: Updated by James McCray: updated gps coordinates
May 28, 2008: Added by James McCray

Sources

James McCray - jamesinslocomb [at] yahoo [dot] com
HAER KY-8 - Kentucky Route 762 Bridge, Spanning South Fork of Panther Creek, Owensboro vicinity, Daviess County, KY

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