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The United States Congress approved the building of such a bridge on February 17, 1865, stating that it must not interfere with river traffic. As there were no bridges across the Ohio River at Cincinnati or any place west, including Louisville, crossing the river during the winter months during the war years stressed the need for such a bridge ...
The Big Four Bridge is a six-span truss bridge that crosses the Ohio River, connecting Louisville, Kentucky, and Jeffersonville, Indiana. It was completed in 1895, updated in 1929, taken out of rail service in 1968, and converted to bicycle and pedestrian use in 2013.
Lincoln Trail Bridge: SR 237 / KY 69: Cannelton and Hawesville: 1966 Cannelton Locks and Dam: Ohio River Troy Township and Skillman: 1966 Matthew E. Welsh Bridge: SR 135 / KY 313: Mauckport and Brandenburg: 1966
Louisville Municipal (later G.R. Clark Memorial) Bridge construction progress diagram, Ohio River mile 604, Louisville, Kentucky, USA, 1928 and 1929 Towboat "Craig E. Philip" upbound at George Rogers Clark Memorial Bridge, Ohio River mile 604, Louisville, Kentucky , USA, September 2004, file a4i018
The design for what was then known as the East End Bridge is the result of the $22.1 million, four-year Ohio River Bridges Study, which found that solving the region's traffic congestion would require the construction of two new bridges across the Ohio River and reconstruction of the Kennedy Interchange in downtown Louisville.
The Clay Wade Bailey Bridge is a cantilever bridge carrying U.S. Route 42 and U.S. Route 127 across the Ohio River, connecting Cincinnati, Ohio and Covington, Kentucky. It also carries U.S. Route 25, the northern terminus of which is the Ohio state line, at the historic low-water mark of the Ohio River. The bridge's main span is 675 feet (206 m).
The Sherman Minton Bridge is a double-deck through arch bridge spanning the Ohio River, carrying I-64 and US 150 over the river between Kentucky and Indiana. The bridge connects the west side of Louisville, Kentucky to downtown New Albany, Indiana .
The Abraham Lincoln Bridge is a six-lane, single-deck cable-stayed bridge carrying northbound Interstate 65 across the Ohio River, connecting Louisville, Kentucky, and Jeffersonville, Indiana. [2] The main span is 700 feet (213 m) (two spans) and the bridge has a total length of 2,100 feet (640 m).