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Boone Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 37.917500,-84.341111

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Carries Grimes Mill Road over Boone Creek
Design: truss/pony/polygonal
Design Details: Polygonal Warren pony truss
Total Length: 124.0 Feet
Span Length: 80.0 Feet

Overview: Polygonal Warren pony truss bridge over Boone Creek on Grimes Mill Road in Lexington
History: Built 1937
Built: 1937

Location: Fayette County

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165113

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Deck Shot

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165114

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165115

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approach

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165116

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truss

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165117

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oblique close up

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165118

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looking down the side

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165119

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railing

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165120

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oblique

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165210

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165211

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165212

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165213

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165214

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165215

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165216

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165217

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165218

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165219

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165220

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165221

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165222

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165223

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Clay's Ferry Bridge

Status: Open to six lanes of traffic

Location: 37.883675,-84.339322

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Carries I-75/US 25/US 421 over Kentucky River
Design: truss/deck/warren
Design Details: Warren deck truss
Total Length: 1712.4 Feet
Span Length: 448.0 Feet

Overview: Deck truss bridge over the Kentucky River on I-75/US 25/US 421 at Clay's Ferry south of Lexington
History: Built 1946 as part of US 25; twin span added 1963 as part of I-75; both spans widened in 1998 to form a single six-lane bridge
Built: 1946

Location: Fayette County

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103306

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Side view

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103307

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Underneath

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165121

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165122

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165167

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Photo taken by James McCray

165168

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165169

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165170

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165171

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497504

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Clay's Ferry Bridge

original bridge

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Old Clay's Ferry Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 37.887238,-84.338534

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Carries KY 2328 (formerly US 25) over Kentucky River
Design: truss/through/warren
Design Details: Two pin-connected Warren through trusses. Top chord and struts are cast iron.
Total Length: 442.8 Feet
Span Length: 216.8 Feet

Overview: Two-span through truss bridge over Kentucky River on KY 2328 (Old US 25) in Lexington
History: Built 1871; rehabilitated 1955
Built: 1871

Location: Fayette County

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103308

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Overview

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165123

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Oblique view

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165124

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First Truss

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165125

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Portal Design

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165126

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oblique portal

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165127

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deck

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165128

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Steel Mark

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165129

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lattice design

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165130

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looking up

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165131

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back side of portal

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165132

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pin connections

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165133

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approach

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165134

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better view of first truss

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165147

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165148

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165149

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165150

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165151

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165152

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165153

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165154

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165155

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165156

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165157

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165158

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165159

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165160

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165161

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165162

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165163

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165164

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165165

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165166

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254439

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Photo taken by James McCray in May 2013

254491

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Photo taken by J.P. in May 2013

254492

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254493

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254494

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254495

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254496

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254497

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254498

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254499

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254500

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254501

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254502

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South Elkhorn Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 37.995833,-84.585833

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Carries City street over South Elkhorn Creek
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 64.9 Feet
Span Length: 16.0 Feet

Overview: Two-span stone arch bridge over South Elkhorn Creek on a city street in Lexington
History: Built ca. 1920; rehabilitated 1980
Built: ca. 1920

Location: Fayette County

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166781

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from under the new bridge

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166782

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arch close up

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166783

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deck

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166784

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looking east

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166785

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from sidewalk

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166786

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from creek

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166858

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166859

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166860

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166861

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166862

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166863

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166864

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166865

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166866

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166867

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166868

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166869

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166870

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166871

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166872

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364967

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South Elkhorn Creek Bridge

Photo taken by Jack Schmidt in June 2016

364968

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South Elkhorn Creek Bridge

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US 60 South Elkhorn Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 38.042500,-84.625833

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Carries US 60 over South Elkhorn Creek
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 100.0 Feet
Span Length: 100.0 Feet

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over South Elkhorn Creek on US 60 in Lexington
History: Built 1939; rehabilitated 1980
Built: 1939

Location: Fayette County

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RJCC - North Broadway Overpass

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Location: 38.059277,-84.485013

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Carries RJ Corman Railroad over North Broadway (US 27)
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Pony Plate Girder
Total Length: 125.0 Feet
Span Length: 60.0 Feet

Overview: Pony plate girder bridge carrying RJ Corman Railroad Over US 27 (North Broadway)
History: Built 1904
Built: 1904

Location: Fayette County

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RJ Corman Railroad Bridge

Photo taken by C Hanchey in April 2012

230043

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RJ Corman Railroad Bridge

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RJ Corman Railroad Bridge

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RJ Corman Railroad Bridge

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RJ Corman Railroad Bridge

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RJ Corman Railroad Bridge

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NS - Manchester Street Overpass

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 38.054722,-84.514722

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Carries Norfolk Southern over Manchester Street
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 86.9 Feet
Span Length: 86.9 Feet

Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Manchester Street on Norfolk Southern
History: Built 1911
Built: 1911

Location: Fayette County

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South Elkhorn Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 38.042225,-84.625394

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Carries Old Versailles Road over South Elkhorn Creek
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 74.2 Feet
Span Length: 36.1 Feet

Overview: Concrete tee beam bridge over South Elkhorn Creek on Old Versailles Road
History: Built 1949
Built: 1949

Location: Fayette County

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Photo taken by James McCray

308087

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308088

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308089

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Aristides Blvd Stone Arch Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 38.093288,-84.487784

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Carries Aristides Blvd over pond
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Stone arch bridge over pond on Aristides Blvd
History:
Built:

Location: Fayette County

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Aristides Blvd Stone Arch Bridge

Photo taken by Jack Schmidt in June 2016

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NS - South Elkhorn Creek Trestle

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 38.066762,-84.628552

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Carries NSRR over South Elkhorn Creek
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Wooden bridge over South Elkhorn Creek on NS Railroad
History:
Built:

Location: Fayette County

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411980

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Photo taken by Melissa Jurgensen in November 2017

411981

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411982

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411983

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411984

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411985

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Photo taken by Melissa Jurgensen in November 2017

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Main Street Viaduct

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 38.060804,-84.516163

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Carries West Main Street over Southern Railway
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Steel stringer bridge over Southern Railway on West Main Street
History:
Built:

Location: Fayette County

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Main Street Bridge

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Wolf Run Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 38.024722,-84.527778

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Carries Lafayette Parkway over Wolf Run
Design: culvert/stone
Design Details: Stone culvert
Total Length: 21.7 Feet
Span Length: 9.8 Feet

Overview: Stone culvert bridge over Wolf Run on Lafayette Parkway
History: Built 1950
Built: 1950

Location: Fayette County

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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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