War Mothers Memorial Bridge

The War Mothers Memorial Bridge is a box girder bridge that carries US 60 and KY 420 across the Kentucky River in Frankfort, Kentucky. The bridge carries approximately 12,900 cars per day as of 2009.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Singing Bridge and Kentucky State Capitol.

Singing Bridge

Bridge

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The Singing Bridge 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. Singing Bridge is situated 1,300 feet west of War Mothers Memorial Bridge.

Kentucky State Capitol

Public building

Photo: RXUYDC, Public domain.

The Kentucky State Capitol is located in Frankfort and is the house of the three branches of the state government of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Kentucky State Capitol is situated 3,600 feet south of War Mothers Memorial Bridge.

Old State Capitol

Building

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The Old State Capitol in Kentucky, also known as Old Statehouse, is the former capitol building of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. The building is located in Kentucky's capital, Frankfort, and housed the Kentucky General Assembly from 1830 to 1910. Old State Capitol is situated 1,600 feet northwest of War Mothers Memorial Bridge.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Frankfort and Big Eddy.

Frankfort

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Frankfort is the capital of Kentucky. Downtown Frankfort is characterized by charismatic, old-fashioned, antebellum style buildings holding shops, cafes, restaurants and museums.

Big Eddy

Hamlet

Big Eddy is an unincorporated community in Franklin County, Kentucky, United States. Big Eddy is situated 2 miles southeast of War Mothers Memorial Bridge.

Jett

Hamlet

Jett is an unincorporated community within Franklin County, Kentucky, United States. It was part of a farm acquired by Thomas Jett, in 1822. In 1882, Jett's heirs donated land for a Louisville & Nashville Railroad station which was named for him. Jett is situated 3½ miles east of War Mothers Memorial Bridge.

War Mothers Memorial Bridge

Type: Bridge
Description: bridge in United States of America
Categories: road bridge and transportation
Location: Franklin, Kentucky, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.19653° or 38° 11′ 48″ north

Longitude

-84.87416° or 84° 52′ 27″ west

Open location code

86CQ54WG+J8

OpenStreetMap ID

way 710640608

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=bridge

Wikidata ID

Q7968490

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