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General Information

Completion: 25 November 1931
Status: in use

Project Type

Location

Location: , , ,
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Crosses:
  • Ohio River
Coordinates: 38° 39' 1" N    83° 45' 35" W
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Technical Information

Dimensions

main span 323.3 m
total length 607 m

Cost

cost of construction Euro 1 600 000

Materials

cables steel
deck steel
pylons steel
anchorages reinforced concrete

Excerpt from Wikipedia

The Simon Kenton Memorial Bridge is a suspension bridge built in 1931 that carries U.S. Route 62 Business across the Ohio River to connect Maysville, Kentucky with Aberdeen, Ohio. Ist main span is 1,060 feet (320 meters) long, and the total length of the bridge is 1,991 feet (607 meters). The bridge was designed by Modjeski and Masters and was open to traffic on November 25, 1931. Tolls were collected from the opening of the bridge until 1945.

The bridge was closed for rehabilitation in 2003 and 2004 after the William H. Harsha Bridge was completed. URS Corp. Prepared the rehabilitation plans which consisted of a deck replacement, structural steel repairs, a new inspection walkway, and a new handrail on the main spans. The bridge was painted and returned to ist original color, silver. It was rumored that the bridge was painted green during World War II to help 'disguise' it from air attacks. National Engineering and Contracting Company completed the construction and painting for the rehabilitation at a cost of $5.7 million.

Text imported from Wikipedia article "Simon Kenton Memorial Bridge" and modified on 22 July 2019 under the CC-BY-SA 3.0 license.

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  • About this
    data sheet
  • Structure-ID
    20000536
  • Published on:
    21/11/1999
  • Last updated on:
    10/05/2023
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