Historic Bridges of the U.S. | Old Richardsville Road Bridge

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Old Richardsville Road Bridge Overview

The Old Richardsville Road Bridge is a three span bowstring bridge over the Barren River just to the north of Bowling Green, KY on Old Richardsville Road.

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View from an Angle

You can see the details of the truss and the stone piers of the bridge in this photo.

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Main Truss Span

This is a photo of the main truss span over the Barren River.

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Historic Plaque

This plaque identifies the bridge as being on the National Register of Historic Places.

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Builders Plaque

This plaque, located at the eastern entrance of the bridge, states that the bridge is a product of the King Iron Bridge Co.

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Facts

Overview: Three span Bowstring Arch Truss bridge over Barren River on Old Richardsville Road in Bowling Green
Location: Warren County, Kentucky
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1889
Builder: - King Bridge Co. of Cleveland, Ohio
Design: Three Span Bowstring Through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 138.1 ft.
Total length: 422.8 ft.
Deck width: 11.2 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 14.6 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude: +37.02056, -86.44722 (decimal degrees)
37°01'14" N, 86°26'50" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory number: BH 18950 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 04/2006): Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 19.1 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1979): 150

Comments

Old Richardsville Road Bridge

Posted July 17, 2008, by audrey deweese (adeweese_chevy [at] yahoo [dot] com)

i have heard ghost stories of this bridge ever since i was little and i was just wondering if any body knew if they were true? they were about a girl who got killed and they say if you stop she will push you across the bridge and that if you but powder on your trunk you will see her had prints. please e-mail me back!!!!

Old Richardsville Road Bridge

Posted March 14, 2008, by Anthony Dillon (dillon [dot] fam [at] att [dot] net)

Glad to see pictures of this bridge. I have been looking for information on it since I "found" it on a Jones Soda bottle. I knew from looking at it that it was a King B.C. product, and that it was very long. Thanks for the pics.