1881,1996 Old Taylor Ave. and 1957 Taylor Ave. Bridges over Benson Creek in Frankfort, KY

1881: (Archived Bridge Hunter; Bridge Hunter; Historic Bridges; Satellite)

1957: (Archived Bridge Hunter; Bridge Hunter; Historic Bridges; Satellite)

1881 Bridge

This 190' (58m) long bridge is a pin-connected Whipple truss and was built in 1881. [HistoricBridges]

April 2025 Flood:

Facebook Reel, this showed up in my feed Apr 22, 2025, cropped

The deck was also inundated by a 2010 flood.

Kentucky Transportation Cabinet via HistoricBridges

This view is from the 1957 replacement bridge.

Street View, Aug 2022

Street View, May 2023

1857 Bridge

When I noticed the handrails on the replacement bridge, I noticed it was also historic.

Street View, Aug 2022

Both Bridges

It appears the 1957 bridge is a shallow-arch concrete bridge.

Street View, Oct 2021

Facebook Reel, cropped
[There was a better view of both bridges, but Facebook Reels don't let you backup, and I didn't want to set through the video a third time.]