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Item Title
Kentucky Route 49 Bridge, Spanning Rolling Fork River, Bradfordsville, Marion County, KY
LocationSpanning Rolling Fork River,
Bradfordsville, KY
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Created/Published
Documentation compiled after 1968.
Notes
Survey number HAER KY-17
Building/structure dates:
1881 initial construction
Significance: In January 1982, there were six Whipple-Murphy trusses in the State. The Kentucky Route 49 Bridge is the oldest Whipple-Murphy bridge in Kentucky.
Subjects
Civil EngineeringTransportationBridge Construction
Related Names
King Bridge Company
Whipple, Squire
Murphy, John W.
Linville, J. H.
Kentucky Transportation Cabinet
Rawlings, G. D., Photographer
Daniel, J. E., Photographer
Rawlings, Gregory D., Historian
Collection
Historic American Engineering Record (Library of Congress)
Contents
Photograph caption(s):
1. GENERAL VIEW OF BRIDGE
2. VIEW OF EAST APPROACH PORTAL
3. VIEW OF WEST APPROACH PORTAL
4. VIEW OF INTERIOR WEB, LOOKING WEST
5. VIEW OF NIP VERTICAL ON WEST END
6. VIEW OF BELOW DECK LEVEL (NEGATIVE 15 4X5)
7. GENERAL VIEW OF FLOOR SYSTEM
8. VIEW OF INTERMEDIATE POST AND LOWER CHORD PIN CONNECTION
9. EXTERIOR VIEW DETAILING LOWER CHORD AND ABUTMENT
10. VIEW OF DIAGONALS AND COUNTERS EXTENDING ACROSS TWO PANELS
11. DETAIL VIEW OF UPPER PANEL POINT
12. DETAIL VIEW OF LOWER PANEL POINT
13. DETAIL VIEW OF ROLLER PIN BEARING PLATE
14. DETAIL VIEW OF BUILDER/DATE PLATE
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