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East 80 bridge: Survey marker shows elevation 2006-10-05 - East 80 at Russell Creek, Columbia, KY - Photo By Ed Pipalski. Poking around, bridge neighbor finds little known information about East 80 Bridge, including a geodetic marker and date bridge was built, rated, back then, at only 15 tons! This U.S. COAST & GEODETIC SURVEY MARKER is imbedded on the outside piers of the old East 80 at Russell Creek, Columbia, KY bridge. Ed Pipalski took the photo, noting the elevation and the date of 1951. He says another sign, just under this one, notes the date of construction of the current bridge, 1932, and says it was rated for 15 tons. He said that today's trucks sometimes have gross weights many times that, and understands why a new bridge is necesssary. " Just the other day, when traffic was detoured to KY 80 from the parkway," he said. "Think about the pounding this bridge took from trucks that day. And," he added, "people tell me that traffic over the years, along with pressures from flooding, have moved and weakened the bridge." Read More... | Permalink | Comments?

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