Singing Bridge
Bridge over Kentucky River in Frankfort, KY / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Singing Bridge (also known as the St. Clair Street bridge[1]) is a two-lane vehicle and pedestrian bridge in Frankfort, Kentucky that is so named because of the humming sound it makes when driven over. As of 2019[update], the bridge carries over 5,000 vehicles per day across the Kentucky River[2] along St. Clair Street to Bridge Street, joining Downtown Frankfort with South Frankfort. It is a contributing structure to the Frankfort Commercial Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places.
Singing Bridge | |
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Coordinates | 38.1965°N 84.8788°W / 38.1965; -84.8788 |
Carries | 2 vehicle lanes & 2 pedestrian walkways |
Crosses | Kentucky River |
Locale | Frankfort, Kentucky |
Begins | St. Clair Street |
Ends | Bridge Street |
Characteristics | |
Design | Pennsylvania truss |
Total length | 409.1 feet (124.7 m) |
Width | 24 feet (7.3 m) |
Load limit | 3 tons |
Clearance above | 20 feet (6.1 m) |
History | |
Constructed by | King Bridge Company |
Opened | 1893 |
Statistics | |
Daily traffic | 5,000 (2019) |
Location | |
The bridge gets its name from the humming noise it makes as vehicles travel across its open-grate steel deck, which replaced a solid flooring in 1937.[3]