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Barrett's Creek KY 1947 Bridge

Status: No longer exists

Location: 0.000000,0.000000

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Carries KY 1947 over Barrett's Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 102.0 Feet
Span Length: 100.0 Feet

Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over Barrett's Creek on KY 1947
History: Built 1922; replaced 2003
Built: 1922

Location: Carter County

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Little Sandy River KY 1661 Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 38.286111,-82.977500

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Carries KY 1661 over Little Sandy River
Design: truss/through/parker
Design Details: Through truss
Total Length: 206.0 Feet
Span Length: 200.1 Feet

Overview: Through truss bridge over Little Sandy River on KY 1661
History: Built ca. 1950
Built: ca. 1950

Location: Carter County

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168501

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168502

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168503

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168504

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168505

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168506

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365798

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Little Sandy River KY 1661 Bridge

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365799

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Little Sandy River KY 1661 Bridge

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365800

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Little Sandy River KY 1661 Bridge

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KY773 Little Sandy River Bridge #1

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 38.301389,-82.949167

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Carries KY 773 over Little Sandy River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss
Total Length: 198.1 Feet
Span Length: 149.9 Feet

Overview: Through truss bridge over Little Sandy River on alignment of former Eastern Kentucky Railroad (now KY 773)
History: Built 1913; rehabilitated 1964; Removed 2020
Built: 1913

Location: Carter County

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126842

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168565

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Photo taken by Bill Eichelberger in June 2010

168566

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168567

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168568

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168569

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348974

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2015 flooding

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KY773 Little Sandy River Bridge #2

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 38.299444,-82.947222

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Carries KY 773 over Little Sandy River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss
Total Length: 185.0 Feet
Span Length: 127.9 Feet

Overview: Through truss bridge over Little Sandy River on alignment of former Eastern Kentucky Railroad (now KY 773)
History: Built 1913; rehabilitated 1964; Removed 2020
Built: 1913

Location: Carter County

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126843

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168570

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168571

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168572

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168573

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348984

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2015 flooding

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Tygarts Creek Arch Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 38.308333,-83.144444

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Carries Old US 60 Road over Tygarts Creek
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 392.0 Feet
Span Length: 102.0 Feet

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Tygarts Creek in Olive Hill
History: Built 1927
Built: 1927

Location: Carter County

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Little Sandy River EL&BS Railroad Bridge 1

Status: Closed

Location: 38.289167,-82.964722

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Carries Old Fultz Road over Little Sandy River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss
Total Length: 161.1 Feet
Span Length: 158.1 Feet

Overview: Pratt through truss bridge over Little Sandy River on alignment of former Elizabethtown, Lexington and Big Sandy Railroad (now Old Fultz Road)
History: Built 1873 by the EL&BS Railroad; converted to use as a vehicular bridge following railroad abandonment
Built: 1873

Location: Carter County

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167432

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Little Sandy River EL&BS RR Bridge 1

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167433

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Little Sandy River EL&BS RR Bridge 1

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167434

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Little Sandy River EL&BS RR Bridge 1

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168605

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168606

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168607

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168608

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168609

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365806

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Little Sandy River EL&BS Railroad Bridge 1

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365807

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Little Sandy River EL&BS Railroad Bridge 1

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365808

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Little Sandy River EL&BS Railroad Bridge 1

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Little Sandy River EL&BS Railroad Bridge 2

Status: Closed

Location: 38.289444,-82.957500

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Carries Old Fultz Road over Little Sandy River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss
Total Length: 161.1 Feet
Span Length: 155.8 Feet

Overview: Pratt through truss bridge over Little Sandy River on alignment of former Elizabethtown, Lexington and Big Sandy Railroad (now Old Fultz Road)
History: Built 1873 by the EL&BS Railroad; converted to use as a vehicular bridge following railroad abandonment
Built: 1873

Location: Carter County

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167435

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Little Sandy River EL&BS RR Bridge 2

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167436

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Little Sandy River EL&BS RR Bridge 2

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167437

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Little Sandy River EL&BS RR Bridge 2

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168610

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168611

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168612

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168613

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168614

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168615

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Photo taken by Bill Eichelberger in June 2010

168616

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Photo taken by Bill Eichelberger in June 2010

365804

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Little Sandy River EL&BS Railroad Bridge 2

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365805

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Little Sandy River EL&BS Railroad Bridge 2

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Little Sandy River EL&BS Railroad Bridge 3

Status: Closed

Location: 38.289444,-82.951944

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Carries Old Fultz Road over Little Sandy River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss
Total Length: 157.2 Feet
Span Length: 148.0 Feet

Overview: Pratt through truss bridge over Little Sandy River on alignment of former Elizabethtown, Lexington and Big Sandy Railroad (now Old Fultz Road)
History: Built 1873 by the EL&BS Railroad; converted to use as a vehicular bridge following railroad abandonment
Built: 1873

Location: Carter County

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167438

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Little Sandy River EL&BS RR Bridge 3

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167439

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Little Sandy River EL&BS RR Bridge 3

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168558

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Photo taken by Bill Eichelberger in June 2010

168559

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168560

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168561

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168562

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168563

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168564

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365801

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Little Sandy River EL&BS Railroad Bridge 3

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365802

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Little Sandy River EL&BS Railroad Bridge 3

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365803

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Little Sandy River EL&BS Railroad Bridge 3

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Little Sandy River Bridge

Status: Derelict/abandoned

Location: 38.322509,-82.950858

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Carries Ek Road/a former railroad alignment (Eastern Kentucky Railway) over Little Sandy River
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Abandoned through truss bridge over Little Sandy River on Ek Road/a former railroad alignment
History:
Built:

Location: Carter County

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Little Sandy River Bridge

Status: Derelict/abandoned

Location: 38.232456,-82.905358

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Carries an old alignment of KY 1/a former railroad over Little Sandy River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Abandoned pratt through truss bridge over Little Sandy River on an old alignment of KY 1/a former railroad
History: Built 1880
Built: 1880

Location: Carter County

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348967

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Eastern Kentucky Railroad

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348968

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Eastern Kentucky Railroad

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348969

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Eastern Kentucky Railroad

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348970

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Eastern Kentucky Railroad

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348998

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Old RT1 Eastern Kentucky Railroad bridge

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348999

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Little Sandy River Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 38.211823,-82.899252

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Carries a private driveway/ former alignment of Simpson Ln over Dry Fork
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Pony truss bridge over Dry Fork on a private driveway/ former alignment of Simpson Ln
History:
Built:

Location: Carter County

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348963

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Eastern Kentucky Railroad

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348964

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Eastern Kentucky Railroad

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348965

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Eastern Kentucky Railroad

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348966

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Eastern Kentucky Railroad

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Old KY 1 Bridge

Status: Derelict/abandoned

Location: 38.329378,-82.937271

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Carries Rt. 1 over Little Sandy River
Design: truss/pony/pratt
Design Details: Pratt pony truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Abandoned truss bridge over Little Sandy River on Rt. 1
History: Former KY Rt. 1 bridge, abandoned when U.S. 60 realigned through the area.
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Location: Carter County

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352722

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East River Rd Bridge Grayson KY

Photo taken by Cory Claxon in April 2016

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KY 7 over Stumps Run

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 38.407229,-83.031311

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Carries over
Design: beam/tee
Design Details:
Total Length: 47.9 Feet
Span Length: 44.9 Feet

Overview: Concrete tee beam bridge over Stumps Run on KY 7
History:
Built: 1934

Location: Carter County

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365684

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KY 7 over Stumps Run

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365685

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KY 7 over Stumps Run

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KY 474 over Smith Creek

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 38.455526,-83.181391

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Carries over
Design: culvert
Design Details:
Total Length: 33.1 Feet
Span Length: 9.8 Feet

Overview: Culvert over Smith Creek on KY 474
History:
Built: 1951

Location: Carter County

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365700

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KY 474 over Smith Creek

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365701

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KY 474 over Smith Creek

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365702

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KY 474 over Smith Creek

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KY 474 over Smith Creek

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 38.449277,-83.174719

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Carries over
Design: culvert
Design Details:
Total Length: 30.8 Feet
Span Length: 12.1 Feet

Overview: Culvert over Smith Creek on KY 474
History:
Built: 1951

Location: Carter County

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365703

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KY 474 over Smith Creek

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365704

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KY 474 over Smith Creek

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365705

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KY 474 over Smith Creek-sign

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KY 474 over Smith Creek

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 38.442902,-83.161000

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Carries over
Design: culvert
Design Details:
Total Length: 47.9 Feet
Span Length: 9.8 Feet

Overview: Culvert over Smith Creek on KY 474
History:
Built: 1951

Location: Carter County

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365708

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KY 474 over Smith Creek

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365709

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KY 474 over Smith Creek

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KY 474 over Lick Branch

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 38.442053,-83.153946

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Carries over
Design: culvert
Design Details:
Total Length: 26.9 Feet
Span Length: 12.1 Feet

Overview: Culvert over Lick Branch on KY 474
History:
Built: 1951

Location: Carter County

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365737

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KY 474 over Lick Branch

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365738

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KY 474 over Lick Branch

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365739

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KY 474 over Lick Branch-sign

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KY 474 over Smith Creek

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 38.435362,-83.138045

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Carries over
Design: culvert
Design Details:
Total Length: 26.9 Feet
Span Length: 12.1 Feet

Overview: Culvert over Smith Creek on KY 474
History:
Built: 1951

Location: Carter County

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365742

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KY 474 over Smith Creek

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365743

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KY 474 over Smith Creek

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365744

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KY 474 over Smith Creek-sign

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KY 2 over Buffalo Creek

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 38.425123,-83.088655

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Carries over
Design: beam/tee
Design Details:
Total Length: 214.9 Feet
Span Length: 40.0 Feet

Overview: Concrete tee beam bridge over Buffalo Creek on KY 2
History:
Built: 1940

Location: Carter County

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KY 2 over Buffalo Creek

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365791

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KY 2 over Buffalo Creek

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KY 182 over Buffalo Creek

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 38.403254,-83.159970

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Carries over
Design: beam/tee
Design Details:
Total Length: 99.1 Feet
Span Length: 29.9 Feet

Overview: Concrete tee beam bridge over Buffalo Creek on KY 182
History:
Built: 1951

Location: Carter County

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KY 182 over Buffalo Creek

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365793

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KY 182 over Buffalo Creek

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KY 182 over Little Sinking Creek

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 38.284020,-83.076163

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Carries over
Design: culvert
Design Details:
Total Length: 45.9 Feet
Span Length: 14.1 Feet

Overview: Culvert over Little Sinking Creek on KY 182
History:
Built: 1954

Location: Carter County

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KY 182 over Little Sinking Creek

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365797

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KY 182 over Little Sinking Creek

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US 60 over Little Sandy River

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 38.330216,-82.935679

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Carries over
Design: beam/tee
Design Details:
Total Length: 317.9 Feet
Span Length: 49.9 Feet

Overview: Concrete tee beam bridge over Little Sandy River on US 60
History:
Built: 1949

Location: Carter County

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365809

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US 60 over Little Sandy River

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365810

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US 60 over Little Sandy River

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Vincent/Hill Road Little Sandy River Bridge

Status: Derelict/abandoned

Location: 38.293281,-82.959421

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Carries Abandoned section of Vincent and/or Hill Roads over Little Sandy River
Design: unknown
Design Details: Appears to be a through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Abandoned bridge over Little Sandy River on abandoned section of Vincent and/or Hill Roads
History:
Built:

Location: Carter County

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US 60-Tygarts Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 38.295833,-83.257778

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Carries Us-60 over Tygarts Creek
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 54.1 Feet
Span Length: 24.0 Feet

Overview: Concrete tee beam bridge over Tygarts Creek on Us-60
History: Built 1923; rehabilitated 2000
Built: 1923

Location: Carter County

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CSX - Aden Tunnel

Status: Derelict/abandoned

Location: 38.278313,-83.056085

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Carries CSX RR over hillside
Design: tunnel
Design Details: Tunnel
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Abandoned tunnel under hillside on CSX RR
History: Built 1881; refaced in 1935
Built: 1881

Location: Carter County

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CSX - Aden Tunnel

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Special Bridge Conditions Legend: R - Former location of relocated bridge. ! - At risk for demolition or destruction. X - Confirmed demolished or collapsed. S  - Dismantled and/or in storage. L -  Severe loss of historic integrity due to alteration.

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