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Overview

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Southern Portal

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Western Face of Bridge

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Oblique View

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Deck View (Looking South)

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Oblique View (Northeastern Angle)

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General View Of Red Bridge

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View Of North Approach

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Approach View Of South Portal

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View Of South Portal

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View Of Interior Web, Looking North

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Detail View Of Panel, Looking West

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Detail View Of Top Chord And Lateral Bracing

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View Of Upper Chord Panel Point Connection

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Detail View Of Star Cutout, Interior Portal

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Detail View Of Star Cutout, Exterior Portal

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Detail View Of Lower Chord Pin-Connected Panel Point

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Detail View Of Roller Pest Expansion Bearing Plate And Cut Stone Abutments

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Detail View Of Floor System

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Facts 

Overview
Abandoned pratt through truss bridge over Benson Creek on old KY 1005 (Devil's Hollow Rd.)
Location
Franklin County, Kentucky
Status
Abandoned
History
Built 1896 by the King Bridge Co.; replaced by new bridge in 1980.
Builder
- King Bridge Co. of Cleveland, Ohio
Design
Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Total length: 150 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.20789, -84.93722   (decimal degrees)
38°12'28" N, 84°56'14" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/680603/4230892 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Frankfort West
Inventory number
BH 36862 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (2,016)
Abandoned (154)
Built 1896 (80)
Built during 1890s (789)
Franklin County, Kentucky (6)
Kentucky (318)
King Bridge Co. (61)
NR-eligible (2,577)
Owned by state (6,719)
Pratt truss (1,594)
Through truss (5,484)
Total length 125-175 feet (2,720)
Truss (16,167)

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