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"New" River Road Bridge Map · Street View]

Concrete tee beam bridge over Goose Creek on River Road

Open to traffic

Built 1935



"Old" River Road/Goose Creek Bridge Map · Street View]

Stone arch bridge over Goose Creek on old alignment of River Road

Open to pedestrians

Bridge probably built sometime in the early-mid 1800's and still exists. The new bridge was built alongside in 1935.



18th Street Lift Bridge Map]

Lost Through truss bridge over Louisville & Portland Canal on 18th Street

Removed

Built June 23, 1915, Removed 1957



18th Street Lift Bridge (Old) Map]

Lost Through truss bridge over Louisville & Portland Canal on 18th Street

Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1871, Replaced 1917



Abraham Lincoln Bridge I-65 North Map]

Cable-stayed bridge over Ohio River on I-65 North

Open to traffic December 2015

Completed 2016



Bashford Manor Lane Map · Street View]

Concrete arch bridge over South Fork Beargrass Creek on Bashford Manor Lane in Louisville

Replaced by a new bridge

Built ca. 1910



Beargrass creek bridge Map · Street View]

Culvert bridge over Beargrass Creek on Frankfort Avenue

Open to traffic

Built 1915



Beargrass Creek Bridge Map · Street View]

Concrete tee beam bridge over Beargrass Creek on Mellwood Avenue

Open to traffic

Built 1930



Beargrass Creek Bridge Map]

Concrete tee beam bridge over Beargrass Creek on N Spring Street

Open to traffic

Built 1930



Beargrass Creek Bridge Map · Street View]

Concrete tee beam bridge over Beargrass Creek on N Spring Street

Open to traffic

Built 1930



Big Four Bridge Map · Street View]

Rail-Trail six-span through truss railroad bridge over the Ohio River at Louisville

Open to pedestrians only

Built 1929 using preexisting stone piers. Interurban traffice ends 1939; Approches scrapped 1974.



Big Four Bridge (Original) Map]

Lost Through truss bridge over Ohio River on New York Central Railroad

Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1888-1895 (Main span portals stated 1893); Replaced 1929



Broad Run Bridge Map]

Pony truss bridge over Broad Run Creek on a private driveway

Open to traffic on a private driveway



Canal Stone Arch Bridge Map]

Lost Stone arch bridge over Louisville & Portland Canal on 18th Street

Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1831; Replaced 1856



Cedar Creek Bridge Map]

Concrete arch bridge over Cedar Creek on Fairmount Road

Open to traffic

Built ca. 1940



Chenoweth Run Bridge Map · Street View]

Stone arch bridge over Chenoweth Run on Old Taylorsville Road in Jeffersontown

Open to traffic

Built ca. 1930



Chenoweth Run Bridge Map · Street View]

Concrete tee beam bridge over Chenoweth Run on Easum Road

Open to traffic

Built 1940



Chenoweth Run Bridge Map · Street View]

Slab bridge over Chenoweth Run on N Beckley Station

Open to traffic

Built 1935



Chenoweth Run Bridge Map · Street View]

Concrete tee beam bridge over Chenoweth Run on Gellhaus Ln

Open to traffic

Built 1940



Cherokee Park Bridge No. 1 Map · Street View]

Concrete arch bridge over Middle Fork Beargrass Creek on Scenic Loop in Louisville

Open to traffic

Built 1919



Cherokee Park Bridge No. 2 Map · Street View]

Tee beam bridge over Middle Fork Beargrass Creek on Scenic Loop in Louisville

Open to traffic

Built 1935



Cherokee Park Bridge No. 3 Map · Street View]

Stone arch bridge over Middle Fork Beargrass Creek on Scenic Loop in Louisville

Open to traffic

Built ca. 1920



Cherokee Park Bridge No. 5 Map · Street View]

Concrete arch bridge over Middle Fork Beargrass Creek on Beargrass Road in Louisville

Open to traffic

Built ca. 1910



Cherokee Park Bridge No. 6 Map · Street View]

Concrete arch bridge over Middle Fork Beargrass Creek on Beargrass Road in Louisville

Open to traffic

Built 1935



Cherokee Park Bridge No. 7 Map · Street View]

Concrete arch bridge over Middle Fork Beargrass Creek on Beargrass Road in Louisville

Open to traffic

Built ca. 1930



Cherokee Park Bridge No. 8 Map · Street View]

Concrete arch bridge over Middle Fork Beargrass Creek on Beargrass Road in Louisville

Open to traffic

Built 1928



Cherokee Park Bridge No. 9 Map · Street View]

Concrete arch bridge over Middle Fork Beargrass Creek on Park Boundary Road in Louisville

Open to traffic

Built 1901



Chickasaw Park Bridge Map · Street View]

Closed-spandrel arch bridge over a pond in Chickasaw Park on a pedestrian path

Open to pedestrians only

Built 1992



Drakes Branch Bridge Map · Street View]

Slab bridge over Drakes Branch on Old Heady Road

Open to traffic

Built 1940



Dreams End Bridge Map · Street View]

Slab bridge over Fern Creek on Dreams End Dr. (an old alignment of US 31 E)

Open to traffic

Bridge was the US 31 E bridge over Fern Creek before the four lane highway made it obslete in 1959.



East Kentucky Street Bridge Map · Street View]

Concrete arch bridge over South Fork Beargrass Creek on East Kentucky Street in Louisville

Open to traffic

Built ca. 1930



Eastern Parkway/So.Fork.Beargrass Creek Bridge Map · Street View]

Deck arch bridge over So.Fork.Beargrass Creek on Eastern Parkway

Open to traffic

Built possibly 1920's but widened in 1956



Ellison Avenue Bridge Map · Street View]

Concrete arch bridge over South Fork Beargrass Creek on Ellison Avenue in Louisville

Open to traffic

Built 1914



Elm Tree Garden Bridge Map · Street View]

Lost Bridge over Louisville & Portland Canal on 18th Street

Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1856



Evergreen Rd Bridge Map · Street View]

Stone arch bridge over a Branch of Goose Creek on Evergreen Rd

Open to traffic

Built ca. 1919



Evergreen Rd Bridge Map · Street View]

Stone arch bridge over Goose Creek on Evergreen Rd.

Open to traffic

Built ca. 1919



Fern Creek Bridge Map]

Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Fern Creek on a residential entrance road

Open to traffic



Floyd's Fork Bridge Map]

Lost Through truss bridge over Floyd's Fork

Replaced by a new bridge



George Rogers Clark Memorial Bridge Map · Street View]

Polygonal Warren cantilevered through truss bridge over Ohio River on US 31 between Louisville and Jeffersonville

Open to traffic

Built 1929 by the American Bridge Co.; tolls removed 1946; rehabilitated 1958



Goose Creek Bridge Map · Street View]

Concrete arch bridge over Goose Creek on Old Westport Road

Open to traffic

Built ca. 1930



Harrods Creek Bridge Map · Street View]

Concrete arch bridge over Harrods Creek on River Road in Prospect

Open to Traffic

Built ca. 1920; Rehabbed 2010



Hert Memorial Bridge Map · Street View]

Stone arch bridge over Middle Fork Beargrass Creek on Scenic Loop in Louisville

Open to traffic

Built ca. 1920



Highlands Latin School Bridge Map · Street View]

Bridge over Middle Fork Beargrass Creek on an entrance road to Highlands Latin School

Open to traffic

Built 1869; Widened ?



Hite Creek Bridge Map · Street View]

Stone arch bridge over Hite Creek on Brownsboro Rd (KY 22)

Open to traffic



Homewood Dr. Bridge Map · Street View]

Stone arch bridge over Goose Creek on Homewood Dr.

Open to traffic

Built ca. 1919



Hurstbourne Country Club Bridge Map · Street View]

Stone arch bridge over Middle Fork Beargrass Creek on Hurstbourne Club Ln

Open to traffic

According to Hurstbourne Country Club staff, bridge was built in the 1800's



John F. Kennedy Memorial Bridge Map · Street View]

Cantilevered through truss bridge over Ohio River on I-65 in Louisville

Being reconfigured for one way traffic

Built 1963 by the Allied Structural Steel Company. Rebuilt 2016 to serve southbound only traffic



Katherine Station Road - Pond Creek Bridge Map]

Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Pond Creek on Katherine Station Road

Replaced by a new bridge in 1987

Built 1907



Kentucky & Indiana Bridge Map · Street View]

Through truss railroad bridge over Ohio River between Louisville and New Albany

Open to railroad traffic

Built 1912; Interurban traffic ends 1946; road deck partially collapsed and closed to northbound traffic. Company employees can use southbound lane.



Kentucky & Indiana Bridge (Old) Map]

Lost through truss bridge over Ohio River on Monon/Southern/B&O/Kentucky & Indiana Terminal Railroad/Daisy Line and Road

Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1886; Replaced 1912



L&I - Louisville-Anchorage Bridge Map]

Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Ridge Court,Louisville and Nashville Railroad, KY 146 on Louisville & Interurban Railroad

Removed but not replaced



Lambeau Lounge Bridge Map · Street View]

Slab bridge over Cane Run Creek on an abandoned alignment of Routt Rd. (KY 1531)

Open to pedestrians only (Private Property)

Bridge made obslete by newer 1955 Routt Rd. Bridge



Lewis and Clark Bridge Map]

Cable-stayed bridge over Ohio river on I-265

Open to traffic

Construction Started in 2015.



Long Run Creek Bridge Map · Street View]

Concrete tee beam bridge over Long Run Creek on Ky-1531

Open to traffic

Built 1940



Long Run Creek Bridge Map · Street View]

Slab bridge over Long Run Creek on Long Run Road

Open to traffic

Built 1935



Magnolia Street Bridge Map · Street View]

Steel stringer bridge over Magnolia Street on Csx Railroad

Unknown status

Built 1940



McAlpine Locks Bridge (N) Map]

Deck plate girder bridge over Ohio River Louisville & Portland Canal on 27th Street

Replaced by a new bridge



McAlpine Locks Bridge (N) Old Map]

Lost Warren through truss bridge over Ohio River on North 27th Street

Replaced by a new bridge



McAlpine Locks Bridge (S) Map]

Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Ohio River Louisville & Portland Canal on 27th street Route 264

Replaced

Built 1927, Replaced 2006



Middle Fork of Beargrass Bridge Map · Street View]

Slab bridge over Middle Fork of Beargrass on US 60

Open to traffic

Built 1938



Montgomery Street Bridge Map · Street View]

Steel stringer bridge over Montgomery Street on Southern Railroad

Built 1913



Montgomery Street Bridge Map · Street View]

Steel stringer bridge over Montgomery Street on Southern Railroad

Built 1913



Norflk Southern Rr Bridge Map · Street View]

Steel stringer bridge over 7th Street on Norflk Southern Rr

Unknown status

Built 1940



Old "Old" Taylorsville Road Bridge Map · Street View]

Abandoned stone arch bridge over Branch of Chenoweth Run on Former Old Tayolorsville Road

Opened to Pedestrians

Built 1800's(?)



Old Cannons Lane Bridge Map · Street View]

Concrete arch bridge over Middle Fork Beargrass Creek on Old Cannons Lane in Louisville

Open to traffic

Built ca. 1960



Old River Road Bridge Map · Street View]

Concrete stringer bridge over Beargrass Creek on Formerly River Road in Louisville

Open to pedestrians



Old Shelbyville Road Bridge Map · Street View]

Open-spandrel arch bridge over Floyd's Fork on old US 60/Shelbyville Rd. directly south of the new bridge in Louisville

Closed to all traffic

Built 1922;



Old Stone Bridge Map · Street View]

Stone arch bridge over Owl Creek on a private driveway (old alignment of Owl Creek Ln)

Open to traffic

Built ca. 1901 by Frederick Law Olmstead



Old Taylorsville Road Bridge Map]

Abandoned pony truss bridge over Pope Lick Run on Old Taylorsville road in Louisville

Abandoned



Old Taylorsville Road Bridge Map]

Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Floyd's Fork on Old Taylorsville Rd

Lost



Old Taylorsville/Finchville Rd Bridge Map · Street View]

Slab bridge over Brush Run Creek on an old alignment of Taylorsville/Finchville Rd

Currently used as a private driveway

Built ca. 1930's



Owl Creek Bridge Map]

Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Owl Creek on a private driveway

Open to traffic on a private driveway

Built ca 1919



Owl Creek Bridge Map]

Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Owl Creek on a private driveway

Built ca 1919



Owl Creek Bridge Map]

Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Owl Creek on a private driveway

Open to traffic

Built ca. 1919



Owl Creek Bridge Map]

Stone arch bridge over Owl Creek on a private driveway

Open to traffic

Built ca. 1919



Owl Creek Bridge Map · Street View]

Brick arch bridge over Owl Creek on a private driveway

Open to traffic on a private driveway

Built ca. 1919



Panhandle Bridge Map]

Lost Through truss bridge over Ohio River on Pennsylvania Railroad at Louisville

Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1867-70, replaced in 1919



Pee Wee Reese Bridge Map · Street View]

Concrete arch bridge over Middle Fork Beargrass Creek on Pee Wee Reese Road in Louisville

Open to traffic

Built ca. 1930



Pond Creek Bridge Map · Street View]

Concrete tee beam bridge over Pond Creek on Pendleton Road

Open to traffic

Built 1938



Portland-Shippingport Bridge Map · Street View]

Stringer bridge over Two 1200 Foot Locks on Service Road

Open to traffic

Built 2006



Prospect-Brownsboro Road Covered Bridge Map]

Lost Through truss bridge over Harrods Creek on Prospect-Brownsboro Road

Destroyed by fire

Built in 1865; destroyed by fire in 1931



Ray Powers Farm Bridge Map]

Warren pony truss bridge over Pond Creek on Farm Road

Open to pedestrians only

Built 1947 possibly by the county or state.



RJCC - Eastwood Tunnel Map]

Tunnel under Town of Eastwood on L&N Railroad

Open to traffic



Salt River Bridge Map · Street View]

Steel stringer bridge over Salt River on Dixie Highway/ US 60/ US 31W

Open to traffic

Built 1943



Schiller Avenue Bridge Map · Street View]

Concrete arch bridge over South Fork Beargrass Creek on Schiller Avenue in Louisville

Open to traffic

Built 1914



Seneca Park Road Map · Street View]

Concrete arch bridge over Middle Fork Beargrass Creek on Seneca Park Road in Louisville

Open to traffic

Built ca. 1930



Shawnee Park Bridge Map · Street View]

Brick arch bridge over an unnamed creek on River Park Dr.

Open to traffic

Built 1899



Sherman Minton Bridge Map · Street View]

Double Decker Two-span steel through arch bridge over Ohio River on I-64 between New Albany and Louisville in Louisville

Open to traffic

Built 1961; rehabilitated 1997 and 2011/12; closed on September 9, 2011 due to cracks in the main load-bearing structural element; reopened on February 17/18, 2012



South Fork Beargrass Creek Bridge Map · Street View]

Stone arch bridge over South Fork Beargrass Creek on W Broadway/E Broad

Open to traffic

Built 1956 as per NBI, but more than likely that was the year the bridge was widened for modern traffic



Southern Railroad Bridge Map · Street View]

Steel stringer bridge over Ky 3082 (Bank Street) on Southern Railroad

Built 1913



Southern Railroad Bridge Map · Street View]

Girder bridge over 18th Street (Dixie Hwy) on Southern Railroad

Built 1937



Southern Railroad Bridge Map · Street View]

Steel stringer bridge over Us 31w (22nd Street) on Southern Railroad

Built 1937



Spring Street Overpass Map · Street View]

Steel stringer bridge over Spring Street on Csx Railroad (formerly L&N railroad)

Open to traffic

Built 1938



Staircase Bridge Map · Street View]

Concrete culvert bridge over Brush Run Creek on KY 2270 (Taylorsville Rd)

Open to traffic

Built ca. 1940's



Station Rd Bridge Map · Street View]

Stone arch bridge over a unnamed creek on Station Rd.

Open to traffic

Built ca. 1919



Stonebridge Road Bridge Map · Street View]

Slab bridge over Trib Muddy Fork Beargrass on Stonebridge Road

Open to traffic

Built 1930



Swan Street Bridge Map · Street View]

Concrete arch bridge over South Fork Beargrass Creek on Swan Street in Louisville

Open to traffic

Built 1911



Tyler Park Bridge Map · Street View]

Stone arch bridge over a pedestrian underpass on KY 1703 in Tyler Park

Open to traffic

Built 1904



U of L Viaduct Map · Street View]

Concrete tee beam bridge over Csx Rr,Floyd & Brook Street on Eastern Parkway

Open to traffic

Built 1954

