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Revision as of 21:19, 30 November 2015 by Glenn1480 (talk | contribs) (Created page)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff) Bridge in Kentucky and Jeffersonville, Indiana| Abraham Lincoln Bridge | |
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| Coordinates | 38°15′52″N 85°44′37″W / 38.26444°N 85.74361°W / 38.26444; -85.74361 |
| Carries | Under construction |
| Crosses | Ohio River |
| Locale | Louisville, Kentucky and Jeffersonville, Indiana |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Cable-stayed bridge |
| Total length | 2,498 ft (761 m) |
| Longest span | 700 ft (213 m) × 2 spans |
| History | |
| Opened | Under construction |
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The Abraham Lincoln Bridge is a six-lane, single-deck cable-stayed bridge that will carry Interstate 65 across the Ohio River, connecting Louisville, Kentucky and Jeffersonville, Indiana. The main span will be 700 feet (213 m) (two spans) and the bridge will have a total length of 2,498 feet (761 m).
History
The Abraham Lincoln Bridge is, as of November 2015, under construction parallel to the John F. Kennedy Memorial Bridge upstream and will carry six lanes of northbound I-65 traffic. Pedestrian and bicycle lanes were in the original plans, but have since been removed. The existing I-65 John F. Kennedy Memorial Bridge, completed in 1963, will be renovated for six lanes of southbound traffic.
A Structured Public Involvement protocol developed by Drs. K. Bailey and T. Grossardt was used to elicit public preferences for the design of the structure. From spring 2005 to summer 2006 several hundred citizens attended a series of public meetings in Louisville, Kentucky and Jeffersonville, Indiana and evaluated a range of bridge design options using 3D visualizations. This public involvement process focused in on designs that the public felt were more suitable, as shown by their polling scores. The SPI public involvement process itself was evaluated by anonymous, real-time citizen polling at the open public meetings.
On July 19, 2006, the final design alternatives for the bridge were announced. The three designs included a three-span arch, a cable-stayed design with three towers, and a cable-stayed type with a single A-shaped support tower. It was also announced that the projected cost for the bridge would be $203 million.
The new structure will be an additional bridge in downtown Louisville joining the John F. Kennedy Memorial Bridge erected between spring 1961 and late 1963 at a cost of $10 million; the four-lane George Rogers Clark Memorial Bridge, constructed from June 1928 and to October 31, 1929, and the Big Four Bridge, which operated as a railroad bridge from 1895 to 1969 and reopened as a pedestrian bridge in May 2014.
See also
- Kennedy Interchange ("Spaghetti Junction")
- List of crossings of the Ohio River
References
External links
Categories:- Bridges in Louisville, Kentucky
- Monuments and memorials in Indiana
- Monuments and memorials in Kentucky
- Cantilever bridges
- Bridges over the Ohio River
- Bridges completed in 1963
- Buildings and structures in Clark County, Indiana
- Transportation in Clark County, Indiana
- Road bridges in Indiana
- Road bridges in Kentucky
- Interstate 65
- Bridges on the Interstate Highway System