Immediately when we saw the flowing lines of this bridge it reminded us of both the Ohio River flowing underneath, but also of the iconic I-40 Hernando de Soto bridge over the Mississippi River at Memphis TN.
Coordinates are taken in the center of the bridge.
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Description
The bridge was named the most beautiful long-span bridge of 1961 by the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC).
Facts
Overview
Double Decker Two-span steel through arch bridge over Ohio River on I-64 between New Albany and Louisville in Louisville
Location
Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, and Floyd County, Indiana
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1961; rehabilitated 1997 and 2011/12; closed on September 9, 2011 due to cracks in the main load-bearing structural element; reopened on February 17/18, 2012
Builder
- Burgess & Niple of Columbus, Ohio
Design
Steel through arch main span
Warren deck truss approach spans
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 800.0 ft.
Total length: 2,052.9 ft. (0.4 mi.)
Deck width: 42.0 ft.
Inventory numbers
KY 056-B00279N (Kentucky bridge number)
BH 18841 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of November 2017)
Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 50 (out of 100)"