Crosses Kentucky River Clearance above 14.7 ft (4.5 m) Total length 389 m Location Carrollton Body of water Kentucky River | Other name(s) Big Blue Bridge Opened 1900 Width 8.81 m Bridge type Continuous truss bridge | |
Carries 2 lanes of US 42 / KY 36 Locale Carrollton, Kentucky and Prestonville, Kentucky Design Continuous truss bridge Similar Singing Bridge, Young's High Bridge, High Bridge of Kentucky, Continuous truss bridge, Donald B | ||
The Carrollton–Prestonville Bridge is a continuous truss bridge that carries U.S. Route 42 and Kentucky Route 36 across the Kentucky River between Carrollton and Prestonville, Kentucky. It carries approximately 9,640 cars a day as of 2009. The bridge is located just south of the confluence of the Ohio and Kentucky rivers. The original bridge was toll bridge that opened in 1900. In 1952, it was replaced by a new bridge just a few feet downstream. The piers and eastern approach of the original bridge remain.
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Carrollton–Prestonville Bridge Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA