Kentucky 1804 Bridge, Spanning Clear Fork Creek, Saxton, Whitley County, KY
Summary
Significance: Rare mixed Warren and Pratt truss bridge which offers a good example of the changes and development that occurred in truss technology in the early twentieth century. Apparently, the only Champion bridge with die-forged eyebars in Kentucky.
Survey number: HAER KY-51
Building/structure dates: 1917 Initial Construction
Tags
Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Calloway, Deborah, transmitter
Henderson, J C, photographer
Mettille, J L, photographer
Henderson, Jayne C, historian
Location
Saxton, 36.63369, -84.10993
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html