Historic Bridges of the U.S. | Salt River KY 55 Bridge

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Overview

The Taylorsville Bridge is also known as the Blue Bridge. The bridge is made up of three identical Warren Truss spans.

Photo taken by James McCray

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Deck View

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South Portal

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South Portal Again

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Main Span

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Overview: Through truss bridge over Salt River on KY 55 in Taylorsville
Location: Spencer County, Kentucky
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1932
Design: Through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 125.9 ft.
Total length: 377.9 ft.
Deck width: 23.9 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 14.9 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +38.02778, -85.34250 (decimal degrees)
38°01'40" N, 85°20'33" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/645474/4210193 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Taylorsville
Inventory number: BH 18946 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 11/2007): Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 40.7 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2007): 3,540