George Rogers Clark Memorial Bridge

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Facts 

Overview

Cantilevered through truss bridge over Ohio River on US 31 at Louisville

Status

Open to traffic

History

Built 1929; tolls removed 1946; rehabilitated 1958

Builders

- American Bridge Co. of New York (Contractor)
- Modjeski and Masters (Consulting engineers)

Design

Cantilevered through truss

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 819.6 ft.
Total length: 5,746.5 ft.
Deck width: 38.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 13.5 ft.

Recognition

Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on March 8, 1984

Also called

Second Street Bridge
Municipal Bridge (official name until 1949)

Approximate latitude, longitude

+38.26407, -85.75147   (decimal degrees)
38°15'51" N, 85°45'05" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Inventory number

BH 18825 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Inspection

Average daily traffic (as of 2004)

5,504

Categories 

Update Log 

• May 28, 2008: New photos from Joe Virruso
• October 10, 2005: Posted photo from James Adorno

Sources 

• James Adorno - adorno423 [at] aol [dot] com
• Joe Virruso - virrusofamily [at] att [dot] net

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