Historic Bridges of the U.S. | Sherman Minton Bridge

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Photo taken June 2005 by James Adorno

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Overview: Two-span steel through arch bridge over Ohio River on I-64 between New Albany and Louisville in Louisville
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1961; rehabilitated 1997
Design: Steel through arch
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 800.0 ft.
Total length: 2,052.9 ft.
Deck width: 42.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 16.3 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +38.27842, -85.82143 (decimal degrees)
38°16'42" N, 85°49'17" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory number: BH 18841 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 09/2005): Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Appraisal: Not deficient
Sufficiency rating: 60.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2004): 93,210

Update Log

October 10, 2005: Posted photo from James Adorno

Sources

James Adorno - adorno423 [at] aol [dot] com
Wikipedia

Comments

Sherman Minton Bridge

Posted December 27, 2006, by Jim Miles (JammingATsprintmail [dot] com)

One of the most beautiful bridges crossing the Ohio River, it was a two-decker when I lived in New Albany. Haven't been back to it since it was rehabilitated.