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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)

Categories 

19th Century (1,838)
Built 1897 (72)
Built during 1890s (695)
Daviess County, Kentucky (7)
Kentucky (304)
NR-eligible (2,575)
Open to pedestrians (464)
Owned by county (14,296)
Pratt truss (1,569)
Through truss (5,419)
Thruston, Kentucky (2)
Total length 100-125 feet (2,465)
Truss (16,068)
Wrought Iron Bridge Co. (73)

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