Historic Bridges of the U.S.

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Overview

The US HWY 60 Bridge in Frankfort is known as the Singing Bridge. The bridge has a metal grate style deck which makes a unique "humming" sound when vehicles drive over the structure.

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View of North Portal

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Deck View

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View of South Portal

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View from an angle

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Historic Plaque

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Builder's Plaque

This bridge is another product of the famous King Iron Bridge Co.

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Bridge I.D. Number

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Map

Vicinity map

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Facts

Overview: Through truss bridge over Kentucky River on US 60 in Frankfort
Location: Franklin County, Kentucky
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1893; rehabilitated 1956
Design: Pennsylvania through truss
Dimensions: Total length: 405.7 ft.
Deck width: 23.9 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 20.0 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude: +38.19639, -84.87861 (decimal degrees)
38°11'47" N, 84°52'43" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory number: BH 18782 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 12/2005): Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 14.6 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2005): 6,481

Update Log

March 3, 2008: Updated by James McCray
January 30, 2008: New photos from James McCray

Sources

James McCray - jamesinslocomb [at] yahoo [dot] com

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