Historic Bridges of the U.S. | Clear Creek Bridge

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Overview

The Clear Creek Bridge is a Bailey Bridge. A Bailey Bridge is a "portable" bridge primarily used by the military due to the fact that it can be constructed and taken down in a very short amount of time. The truss sections of a Bailey Bridge are modular and can be put together and come apart kind of like "Lego" blocks.

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Oblique View

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Oblique View Again

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West Face of Bridge

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North End

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Facts

Overview: Pony truss bridge over Clear Creek on Jail Hill Road in Shelbyville
Location: Shelby County, Kentucky
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1982
Design: Pony truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 89.9 ft.
Total length: 90.9 ft.
Deck width: 10.8 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +38.21222, -85.21500 (decimal degrees)
38°12'44" N, 85°12'54" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory number: BH 18944 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 02/2006): Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 17.7 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1984): 100