Both: (Satellite) These bridges appear to share some piers.
RJCC = R J Corman Railroad - Central Kentucky Line
According to the 2005 SPV Map, C&O and L&N shared this route through Frankfort.
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| C Hanchey Flickr, this is the first of several photos of this bridge Comment from comparable photo in Bridge Hunter: 1929 three span (girder, Warren and Pennsylvania) through truss railroad bridge next to Broadway Bridge (1910 Baltimore Petit truss) |
Walter Laughling commented in BridgeHunter-Road:
A couple of points of correction: This is actually TWO bridges. The highway bridge carrying Broadway (and this modern affectation of calling it Broadway STREET annoys me to no end) was built in 1898 as the railroad bridge. It also had a wooden deck to allow wagons and pedestrians to use it. It replaced the first iron railroad bridge in 1898 - a Fink truss built in 1868. The Fink truss replaced the second railroad covered bridge at this location lost in a flood in 1867. The second covered bridge replaced the first covered bridge which was burned by the Confederates in 1863 during the occupation of Frankfort. The covered bridge replaced the first railroad bridge at the location which was a wire suspension bridge.The present railroad bridge was built in 1929.
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| Julie Bowers comment in Bridge Hunter-Road The detailed map from 1871 clearly shows the Fink truss at this location. That truss was for both rail and road transportation. |
Many more photos can be found at http://bridgestunnels.com/loc.../broadway-bridge-old-us-421/ and http://bridgestunnels.com/loca.../frankfort-railroad-bridge/
B&T posted 7 more photos that include details of the deterioration
The Broadway Bridge and the connecting railroad abridge intertwine in downtown Frankfort, Kentucky.The first crossing across the river at that site was a covered span completed. 1850 and was replaced in 1864. An iron Fink truss was completed in 1868 and replaced in 1910 with a Baltimore Petit through truss. All four of these bridges carried a combination railroad track, carriageway, and pedestrian sidewalk.In 1929, the Louisville & Nashville Railroad completed a separate railroad bridge that was erected by the American Bridge Company. The existing c. 1910 bridge was reused and widened to carry Broadway and US Route 421 across the river. It was bypassed in 1989 with a new four-lane crossing and closed to automobile traffic in 1992. It has been closed to pedestrians for some years now because of extensive substructure and superstructure deterioration, including pier spalling and joint erosion, steel corrosion, and steel delamination.
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| J.B. Rail Photog posted and shared 03/19/2021 - RJCC Z543-19 creeps across the Kentucky River through Frankfort, KY, northbound on the Old Road Subdivision. I don't usually take vertical pictures of trains but this one is framed in the bridge so I thought it worked. |
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| J.B. Rail Photog posted and shared 08/24/2020 - RJCC Z544-24 comes off the Kentucky River Bridge which crosses the Kentucky River at Broadway in Frankfort, KY. The vehicle bridge to the right has been closed for years and hopes for saving it are slim for pedestrian usage. There's also an old searchlight signal which has been inoperable for years that CSX didn't remove to the right of the locomotive in the picture which I hear is coming down very soon. |
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| SteelRails posted RJ Corman, RJCC 5361 EMD SD40T-2 Train ID Z545, leading a train loaded with aluminum ingots From Novelis Recycling Center in Berea Kentucky, known as the Alcan train crossing over the Kentucky River in Frankfort Kentucky on May 17, 2023. https://fineartamerica.com/featured/rj-corman-rjcc-5361-emd-sd40t-2-steelrails-photography.html |
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| Mntclimberjoe Rail Photography posted The RJ Corman Kentucky Line's empty Alcan aluminum slab train crosses over the Kentucky River as it comes into Frankfort, Kentucky on a bridge that parallels an abandoned road bridge that once carried Broadway Street across the river. In the lead is the newest power to the railroad with a pair of former NS SD70M's wearing a special paint scheme for the company's 50th anniversary. ====Info==== 6/5/2023 RJCC Old Road Sub Frankfort, KY RJCC Z544-05 (Aluminum Empties; Louisville, KY to Berea, KY) RJCC 2023 SD70M Ex. PRLX 2608, NS 2608 Blt. 2003 RJCC 1973 SD70M Ex. PRLX 2607, NS 2607 Blt. 2003 |
This street view is deja vu for me, but I can't find any existing notes. I do hope this is not a duplicate.
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C Hanchey FlickrBroadway BridgeHistoric 1910 Broadway Bridge over the Kentucky River in downtown Frankfort. The bridge was the only pin-connected Baltimore truss highway bridge in Kentucky. |
David Morse posted two photos with the comment:
The Frankfort KY State Journal this weekend reported the following information on the demolition of the old L&N railroad bridge over the Kentucky River at Frankfort.Haydon Bridge Company with C.J. Mahan Construction Company submitted a bid to demolish the bridge for $16.029 million. The Transportation Cabinet rejected the bid because it was 192.34% higher than engineers' estimate pf $5.483 million to do the job.When a bid is accepted the winner will have 30 calendar days to remove the bridge.and get the river reopened to river traffic, 45 calendar days to reopen that part of River View Park, and 120 calendar days to overall project completion.The following conditions must be met.The truss must not be disassembled as plans are to use it for a future pedestrian bridge over the river. It is estimated the truss, with the concrete deck, sidewalk, and sidewalk supports removed, weighs 260.000 pounds,The truss is not to be stored on the river bank.As the bridge is alongside the active railroad bridge built to replace it, all documents must be submitted to George Zimmermean with the RJ Corman Railroad Company for review,As both bridges share pier 4 the contractor must an entry permit before getting on the propertyDuring the October 5 Bourbon On The Banks Festival, the contractor is not allowed in River View Park during the festival and no equipment is allowed on the park trail.KYTC has allocated $3.5 million and the City Of Frankfort has allocated up to $2 million for the pedestrian bridge which is to be built, The new pedestrian bridge is planned to be built slightly downstream from the current bridge and incorporate the truss from the old bridge. This will make and interesting place to take photos of Corman crossing the current bridge.Attached are two photos of the bridge with Corman MOW trains crossing on the active railroad bridge behind it. The pier on the left is pier 4, the shared pier, There is reason to believe the two cut stone piers are on footers made of loge.
David Hume: David , I am pretty sure the Broadway pier goes back to the 1830’s as I have records from the Frankfort Bridge Company and their agreement with the Lexington and Ohio Rail Road to build the bridge , with receipts for construction of piers .
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