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The '''John F. Kennedy Memorial Bridge''' is a six-lane, single-deck ] that carries southbound ] across the ], connecting ], ] and ], ]. The main span is {{convert|700|ft|sigfig=3}} (two spans) and the bridge has a total length of {{convert|2498|ft}}. The span carries six southbound lanes. It is named after ] ]. The '''John F. Kennedy Memorial Bridge''' is a six-lane, single-deck ] that carries southbound ] across the ], connecting ], ] and ], ]. The main span is {{convert|700|ft|sigfig=3}} (two spans) and the bridge has a total length of {{convert|2498|ft}}. The span carries six southbound lanes. It is named after ] ].


==History== ==History==
Designed by the Louisville engineering firm of Hazelet & Erdal, construction began in the spring of 1961 and completed in late 1963 at a cost of $10 million. The span was unnamed when ] ] was ] on November 22, 1963. Four days later, ] ] announced that there was wide agreement that the bridge would be named in Kennedy's honor. The bridge was dedicated and opened for northbound traffic on December 6, and southbound traffic began flowing a few weeks later. Designed by the Louisville engineering firm of Hazelet & Erdal, construction began in the spring of 1961 and completed in late 1963 at a cost of $10 million. The span was unnamed when ] ] was ] on November 22, 1963. Monsignor John N. Dudine was the first to suggest to the Kentucky Legislature to name the new bridge for President Kennedy. Four days later, ] ] announced that there was wide agreement that the bridge would be named in Kennedy's memory. The bridge was dedicated and opened for northbound traffic on December 6, and southbound traffic began flowing a few weeks later.


Between the late 1990s and 2006, the bridge was covered with rust-like spots and the ] had failed in attempts to rectify this, a subject of local controversy. The state twice paid contractors to repaint the bridge who then failed to do so. The attempts cost over $23 million, with little apparent result. The first of the two contracts, awarded in 1999, ended two years later in a bribery scandal that resulted in criminal prosecution.<ref>{{cite news| first=Sheldon S.| last=Shafer| url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/courier_journal/access/1771825901.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Feb+9%2C+2006&author=&pub=Courier+-+Journal&edition=&startpage=B.1&desc=Kennedy+Bridge+painting+deal+canceled| title=Kennedy Bridge painting deal canceled; State says job only 6 percent complete |work=] |accessdate=2006-07-23 |date=February 9, 2006 |location=Louisville}}</ref> Between the late 1990s and 2006, the bridge was covered with rust-like spots and the ] had failed in attempts to rectify this, a subject of local controversy. The state twice paid contractors to repaint the bridge who then failed to do so. The attempts cost over $23 million, with little apparent result. The first of the two contracts, awarded in 1999, ended two years later in a bribery scandal that resulted in criminal prosecution.<ref>{{cite news| first=Sheldon S.| last=Shafer| url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/courier_journal/access/1771825901.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Feb+9%2C+2006&author=&pub=Courier+-+Journal&edition=&startpage=B.1&desc=Kennedy+Bridge+painting+deal+canceled| title=Kennedy Bridge painting deal canceled; State says job only 6 percent complete| work=]| access-date=July 23, 2006| date=February 9, 2006| location=Louisville| archive-date=November 4, 2012| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104122843/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/courier_journal/access/1771825901.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Feb+9,+2006&author=&pub=Courier+-+Journal&edition=&startpage=B.1&desc=Kennedy+Bridge+painting+deal+canceled| url-status=dead}}</ref>


In October 2006, the state awarded a $14.7 million contract to ] of Lexington to paint half the bridge by the summer of 2007. The new contract differed in that the project was split in two, and the original plans for a three color paint scheme were replaced with a simpler all beige colored one. The very southernmost portion of the bridge was completed in three colors (brown, beige, and green), although this will be painted over.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/courier_journal/access/1766271891.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=May+09,+2006&author=&pub=Courier+-+Journal&desc=State+seeks+new+Kennedy+Bridge+painter&pqatl=google |first=Sheldon S. |last=Shafer |title=State awards $14.7 million bid to paint half of Kennedy Bridge |date=October 16, 2006 |work=The Courier-Journal}}</ref> In October 2006, the state awarded a $14.7 million contract to ] of Lexington to paint half the bridge by the summer of 2007. The new contract differed in that the project was split in two, and the original plans for a three color paint scheme were replaced with a simpler all beige colored one. The very southernmost portion of the bridge was completed in three colors (brown, beige, and green), although this will be painted over.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/courier_journal/access/1766271891.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=May+09,+2006&author=&pub=Courier+-+Journal&desc=State+seeks+new+Kennedy+Bridge+painter&pqatl=google |first=Sheldon S. |last=Shafer |title=State awards $14.7 million bid to paint half of Kennedy Bridge |date=October 16, 2006 |work=The Courier-Journal |access-date=July 6, 2017 |archive-date=November 4, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104122853/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/courier_journal/access/1766271891.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=May+09,+2006&author=&pub=Courier+-+Journal&desc=State+seeks+new+Kennedy+Bridge+painter&pqatl=google |url-status=dead }}</ref>


On December 5, 2007, the painting project was completed at a cost of $59 million which included the two previous failed painting projects.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.whas11.com/topstories/stories/120407whasjdtopstorybridge.6afad7f5.html |title=The Kennedy Bridge project complete |date=2007-12-05 |work=] News }}{{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> In May 2008, the painting project was completed at a cost of $60 million which included the two previous failed painting projects.<ref>{{cite news |last=Shafer |first=Sheldon S. |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-courier-journal-completion-of-kenned/147419076/ |title=Kennedy Bridge paint job completed |date=May 20, 2008 |page=A1 |work=] |via=] |access-date=May 15, 2024}}</ref>


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==Second span== ==Second span==
In 2013, Kentucky broke ground on a second span as part of the ], a project to relieve traffic congestion in the Louisville area. The ], a ] that opened in December 2015, carried all Interstate 65 traffic over the Ohio River while the Kennedy Bridge received a new deck. The Kennedy Bridge now carries six lanes of southbound I-65 traffic, while the Lincoln Bridge carries six lanes of northbound I-65 traffic. The Kennedy Bridge reopened in three phases during the final months of 2016. The first phase saw one lane reopen on September 30 for traffic traveling from surface streets in Jeffersonville to I-65.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.wdrb.com/story/33357789/kennedy-bridge-open-to-southbound-traffic |title=Kennedy Bridge to reopen to one lane of traffic starting Friday |publisher=] |location=Louisville |date=September 28, 2016 |accessdate=October 11, 2016}}</ref> In the second phase, which took effect on October 10, the bridge reopened for I-65 through traffic, carrying five lanes of southbound traffic; at the same time, the Lincoln Bridge began carrying only northbound traffic.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.wdrb.com/story/33357789/kennedy-bridge-open-to-southbound-traffic |title=Kennedy Bridge open 5 lanes of southbound traffic |first=Katrina |last=Helmer |publisher=] |location=Louisville |date=October 10, 2016 |accessdate=October 11, 2016}}</ref> The final phase was the reopening of the exit ramp from the bridge to westbound I-64, which had been closed for nearly a year, on November 14.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.wdrb.com/story/33700130/update-all-lanes-of-kennedy-bridge-including-ramp-to-i-64-west-now-open-2 |title=UPDATE: All lanes of Kennedy Bridge, including ramp to I-64 West, now open |publisher=] |location=Louisville |date=November 14, 2016 |accessdate=November 18, 2016}}</ref> ] began in December 2016.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.wdrb.com/story/33698740/special-assignment-what-you-need-to-know-before-tolling-starts-on-3-louisville-bridges |title=What you need to know before tolling starts on 3 Louisville bridges |publisher=] |location=Louisville |date=November 13, 2016 |accessdate=November 18, 2016}}</ref> In 2013, Kentucky broke ground on a second span as part of the ], a project to relieve traffic congestion in the Louisville area. The ], a ] that opened in December 2015, carried all Interstate 65 traffic over the Ohio River while the Kennedy Bridge received a new deck. The Kennedy Bridge now carries six lanes of southbound I-65 traffic, while the Lincoln Bridge carries six lanes of northbound I-65 traffic. The Kennedy Bridge reopened in three phases during the final months of 2016. The first phase saw one lane reopen on September 30 for traffic traveling from surface streets in Jeffersonville to I-65.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.wdrb.com/story/33357789/kennedy-bridge-open-to-southbound-traffic |title=Kennedy Bridge to reopen to one lane of traffic starting Friday |publisher=] |location=Louisville |date=September 28, 2016 |access-date=October 11, 2016 |archive-date=October 11, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161011213717/http://www.wdrb.com/story/33357789/kennedy-bridge-open-to-southbound-traffic |url-status=live }}</ref> In the second phase, which took effect on October 10, the bridge reopened for I-65 through traffic, carrying five lanes of southbound traffic; at the same time, the Lincoln Bridge began carrying only northbound traffic.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.wdrb.com/story/33357789/kennedy-bridge-open-to-southbound-traffic |title=Kennedy Bridge open 5 lanes of southbound traffic |first=Katrina |last=Helmer |publisher=] |location=Louisville |date=October 10, 2016 |access-date=October 11, 2016 |archive-date=October 11, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161011213717/http://www.wdrb.com/story/33357789/kennedy-bridge-open-to-southbound-traffic |url-status=live }}</ref> The final phase was the reopening of the exit ramp from the bridge to westbound I-64, which had been closed for nearly a year, on November 14.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.wdrb.com/story/33700130/update-all-lanes-of-kennedy-bridge-including-ramp-to-i-64-west-now-open-2 |title=UPDATE: All lanes of Kennedy Bridge, including ramp to I-64 West, now open |publisher=] |location=Louisville |date=November 14, 2016 |access-date=November 18, 2016 |archive-date=November 18, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161118164550/http://www.wdrb.com/story/33700130/update-all-lanes-of-kennedy-bridge-including-ramp-to-i-64-west-now-open-2 |url-status=live }}</ref> ] began in December 2016.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.wdrb.com/story/33698740/special-assignment-what-you-need-to-know-before-tolling-starts-on-3-louisville-bridges |title=What you need to know before tolling starts on 3 Louisville bridges |publisher=] |location=Louisville |date=November 13, 2016 |access-date=November 18, 2016 |archive-date=November 17, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161117130845/http://www.wdrb.com/story/33698740/special-assignment-what-you-need-to-know-before-tolling-starts-on-3-louisville-bridges |url-status=live }}</ref>


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Single-deck cantilever bridge that carries southbound I-65 across the Ohio River at Louisville Not to be confused with John F. Kennedy Boulevard Bridge.

John F. Kennedy Memorial Bridge
The John F. Kennedy Memorial Bridge in 2006 as seen from Jeffersonville, Indiana
Coordinates38°15′52″N 85°44′37″W / 38.26444°N 85.74361°W / 38.26444; -85.74361
Carries6 lanes of southbound I-65
CrossesOhio River
LocaleLouisville, Kentucky and Jeffersonville, Indiana
Maintained byKentucky Transportation Cabinet
Characteristics
DesignCantilever bridge
Total length2,498 ft (761 m)
Longest span700 ft (213 m) × 2 spans
History
OpenedDecember 6, 1963
Statistics
Toll
  • Passenger Vehicle:
    • $2.61 (E-ZPass/RiverLink)
    • $3.79 (Pay-By-Plate account)
    • $5.04 (no account)
  • Medium Vehicle:
    • $6.30 (E-ZPass/RiverLink)
    • $7.55 (Pay-By-Plate account)
    • $8.81 (no account)
  • Large Vehicle:
    • $12.57 (E-ZPass/RiverLink)
    • $13.82 (Pay-By-Plate account)
    • $15.09 (no account)
Location

The John F. Kennedy Memorial Bridge is a six-lane, single-deck cantilever bridge that carries southbound Interstate 65 across the Ohio River, connecting Louisville, Kentucky and Jeffersonville, Indiana. The main span is 700 feet (213 m) (two spans) and the bridge has a total length of 2,498 feet (761 m). The span carries six southbound lanes. It is named after U.S. President John F. Kennedy.

History

Designed by the Louisville engineering firm of Hazelet & Erdal, construction began in the spring of 1961 and completed in late 1963 at a cost of $10 million. The span was unnamed when U.S. President John F. Kennedy was assassinated on November 22, 1963. Monsignor John N. Dudine was the first to suggest to the Kentucky Legislature to name the new bridge for President Kennedy. Four days later, Kentucky Governor Bert T. Combs announced that there was wide agreement that the bridge would be named in Kennedy's memory. The bridge was dedicated and opened for northbound traffic on December 6, and southbound traffic began flowing a few weeks later.

Between the late 1990s and 2006, the bridge was covered with rust-like spots and the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet had failed in attempts to rectify this, a subject of local controversy. The state twice paid contractors to repaint the bridge who then failed to do so. The attempts cost over $23 million, with little apparent result. The first of the two contracts, awarded in 1999, ended two years later in a bribery scandal that resulted in criminal prosecution.

In October 2006, the state awarded a $14.7 million contract to Intech Contracting of Lexington to paint half the bridge by the summer of 2007. The new contract differed in that the project was split in two, and the original plans for a three color paint scheme were replaced with a simpler all beige colored one. The very southernmost portion of the bridge was completed in three colors (brown, beige, and green), although this will be painted over.

In May 2008, the painting project was completed at a cost of $60 million which included the two previous failed painting projects.

The bridge during the last repainting project. Note the far right part of the bridge painted in a three color scheme, originally planned for the whole bridge. This scheme was abandoned and the entire bridge was painted in a light grey.

Second span

In 2013, Kentucky broke ground on a second span as part of the Ohio River Bridges Project, a project to relieve traffic congestion in the Louisville area. The Abraham Lincoln Bridge, a cable-stayed bridge that opened in December 2015, carried all Interstate 65 traffic over the Ohio River while the Kennedy Bridge received a new deck. The Kennedy Bridge now carries six lanes of southbound I-65 traffic, while the Lincoln Bridge carries six lanes of northbound I-65 traffic. The Kennedy Bridge reopened in three phases during the final months of 2016. The first phase saw one lane reopen on September 30 for traffic traveling from surface streets in Jeffersonville to I-65. In the second phase, which took effect on October 10, the bridge reopened for I-65 through traffic, carrying five lanes of southbound traffic; at the same time, the Lincoln Bridge began carrying only northbound traffic. The final phase was the reopening of the exit ramp from the bridge to westbound I-64, which had been closed for nearly a year, on November 14. Tolling began in December 2016.

See also

References

  1. "ArcGIS Web Application". Archived from the original on August 8, 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
  2. Shafer, Sheldon S. (February 9, 2006). "Kennedy Bridge painting deal canceled; State says job only 6 percent complete". The Courier-Journal. Louisville. Archived from the original on November 4, 2012. Retrieved July 23, 2006.
  3. Shafer, Sheldon S. (October 16, 2006). "State awards $14.7 million bid to paint half of Kennedy Bridge". The Courier-Journal. Archived from the original on November 4, 2012. Retrieved July 6, 2017.
  4. Shafer, Sheldon S. (May 20, 2008). "Kennedy Bridge paint job completed". The Courier-Journal. p. A1. Retrieved May 15, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
  5. "Kennedy Bridge to reopen to one lane of traffic starting Friday". Louisville: WDRB. September 28, 2016. Archived from the original on October 11, 2016. Retrieved October 11, 2016.
  6. Helmer, Katrina (October 10, 2016). "Kennedy Bridge open 5 lanes of southbound traffic". Louisville: WDRB. Archived from the original on October 11, 2016. Retrieved October 11, 2016.
  7. "UPDATE: All lanes of Kennedy Bridge, including ramp to I-64 West, now open". Louisville: WDRB. November 14, 2016. Archived from the original on November 18, 2016. Retrieved November 18, 2016.
  8. "What you need to know before tolling starts on 3 Louisville bridges". Louisville: WDRB. November 13, 2016. Archived from the original on November 17, 2016. Retrieved November 18, 2016.

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