Historic Bridges of the U.S. | Fredericktown Bridge

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East Portal

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Deck View

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East Stone Approach

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Center Stone Pier

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Undercarriage and East Stone Abutment

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Bridge Plaque

Plaque says that the bridge is a product of the Champion Bridge Co. of Wilmington, OH. It was built in 1909.

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West Portal

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Oblique View

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South Face of Bridge

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Massive Center Stone Pier

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Closeup of East Truss Span

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Map

Vicinity map

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Facts

Overview: Through truss bridge over Beech Fork on Fredericktown Road in Fredericktown, KY
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1904
Design: Through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 166.0 ft.
Total length: 329.0 ft.
Deck width: 14.8 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 16.7 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude: +37.75944, -85.35000 (decimal degrees)
37°45'34" N, 85°20'60" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory number: BH 18905 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 07/2005): Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 23.2 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1979): 200

Update Log

March 3, 2008: Updated by James McCray

Sources

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

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