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Oldtown, Greenup County

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Inventory Number: KY/17-45-02
County: Greenup County
Township:
Town/Village: Oldtown
Bridge Name: Oldtown
Crosses: Little Sandy River
Truss type: Multiple King
Spans: 2
Length: 190'
Roadway Width:
Built: 1999
Builder:
When Lost: standing
Cause:
Latitude: N38 25.887
Longitude: W082 53.707
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Topographic map of the area
Directions: 1.7 miles north of jct KY784 on KY 1, then 0.2 miles right on Frazer Rd. (CR705). North of Hopewell.

Oldtown Bridge, Oldtown, Greenup County, KY Built 1880 Replaced c1998
Richard Sanders Allen Collection, NSPCB Archives

Oldtown Bridge, Oldtown, Greenup County, KY Built 1880 Replaced c1998
Bill Caswell Photo, July 1999

Comments:
The original Oldtown bridge was completed in 1880 at cost of $4,000. A concrete replacement bridge was built nearby. It was rebuilt circa 1998 by INTECH Engineering. The previous bridge was listed on National Register of Historic Places in 1976.

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