KY 1268 Jessamine Creek Stone Bridge

Jessamine County, Kentucky

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Overview

This is a four span stone arch bridge.

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Oblique View (North Face)

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West End

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Closeup of Stone Arches

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East End

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"Arches in the Dark"

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Facts 

Overview
Stone arch bridge over Jessamine Creek on Ky-1268 in Wilmore
Location
Wilmore, Jessamine County, Kentucky
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1930; rehabilitated 1966
Design
Stone arch
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 125.0 ft.
Total length: 125.0 ft.
Deck width: 13.1 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+37.84222, -84.64500   (decimal degrees)
37°50'32" N, 84°38'42" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/707219/4190922 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Wilmore
Inventory number
BH 36566 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 01/2008)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 49.2 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2007)
394

Categories 

Arch (7,694)
Built 1930 (864)
Built during 1930s (6,106)
Deck arch (6,779)
Functionally obsolete (5,790)
Jessamine County, Kentucky (4)
Kentucky (327)
NR-listed (1,560)
One-lane traffic (6,989)
Open (22,283)
Owned by state (6,767)
Span length 125-175 feet (2,044)
Stone arch (1,382)
Total length 125-175 feet (2,735)
Wilmore, Kentucky (1)

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KY 1268 Jessamine Creek Stone Bridge
Posted September 29, 2008, by Jeff McDanald (jeff [at] mcdanald [dot] com)

This is known as the Glass Mill Bridge.