KY 3

The state is still cleaning up from recent ice and wind storms.

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Now that the future of the Goddard Bridge is more certain, the Buffalo Trace Covered Wooden Bridge Authority has shifted its focus to the region’s other covered bridge: Maysville Ledger-Independent: Covered bridge authority shifts focus beyond Goddard (June 28, 2005) 

Plans for restoring the covered Goddard Bridge in Fleming County were recently unveiled: Maysville Ledger-Independent: Goddard Bridge restoration plans unveiled at meeting (June 14, 2005) 

For the second time in two months, the Lawrence County Fiscal Court has rejected a motion to rename the KY 3 Levisa Fork bridge in honor of former Chief Justice of the United States Fred M. Vinson. The Louisa city council recently voted to support the renaming of the bridge; the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet will make the final decision on whether or not to rename the bridge.

More information: Daily Independent: Court refuses again to endorse bridge name (Oct. 20, 2004) 

The Louisa City Council voted last week to support the renaming of the Louisa-Fort Gay Bridge over the Big Sandy River in honor of Fred M. Vinson, the 13th chief justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Vinson was born in and is buried in Louisa. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet must now approve the proposal.

More information: Ashland Daily Independent: Louisa votes to rename bridge in honor of Vinson (Oct. 14, 2004) 

A recent procurement from Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Division of Professional Services appears to indicate that an interchange will be built at the intersection of KY 3 and KY 645 near Inez. The procurement bulletin states the following purpose and need: “The purpose of this project is to improve safety by providing for a grade separation of KY 3 traffic turning west bound onto KY 645. Proposed design should also provide for continuous movement for other movements at this intersection.”

More information: Kentucky Transportation Cabinet: Procurement Bulletin 12-139 

A rock fall blocked traffic on KY 3 in northern Lawrence County. Both lanes of traffic were closed while special equipment was used to break the boulder into smaller pieces for removal.

More information: Ashland Daily Independent: Boulder blocks stretch of Ky. 3 (Jan. 22, 2004) 

Two-hundred-and-sixty-two photographs of Kentucky's roads have been added to this website. The new photo galleries include:

• Bridges of the Ohio River - Several of Kentucky's 40 bridges across the Ohio River.
• William H. Harsha Bridge Photographs - Photographs of Kentucky's first cable stayed bridge: the William H. Harsha bridge near Maysville.
• I-64 - Sherman Minton Bridge - The I-64 and US 150 bridge over the Ohio River in Louisville.
• Shortway Bridge - The Old KY 1120 bridge over the Licking River between Kenton and Campbell Counties.
• I-65 - John F. Kennedy Bridge - The I-65 bridge over the Ohio River at Louisville.
• US 31 - George Rogers Clark Memorial Bridge (Second Street Bridge) - The US 31 bridge over the Ohio River at Louisville.
• I-65 - Miscellaneous Images
• KY 30 - Miscellaneous Images - Photographs of the new section of KY 30 under construction in Laurel County.
• I-65 Warren County Construction - June 29, 2001
• I-65 Warren County Construction - May 22, 2002
• I-65 Warren County Construction - August 15, 2002
• I-65 Warren County Construction - July 5, 2003
• I-75 - Miscellaneous Images - Includes photographs of I-75 widening projects south of Lexington.
• William H. Natcher Bridge - October 26, 2002
• William H. Natcher Bridge - February 8, 2003
• Louisville - Miscellaneous Images
• KY 3 and KY 645 - Inez - January 3, 2003
• AA Highway - Miscellaneous Images
• KY 67 - Miscellaneous Images
• KY 80 - Miscellaneous Images - Along KY 80 in Pulaski and Laurel Counties.
• KY 101 and KY 259 - Edmonson County - November 18, 2001 - A new section of KY 259 and KY 101 under construction in Edmonson County.
• US 23 - Miscellaneous Images
• US 60 - Miscellaneous Images - Photographs of the Cumberland and Tennessee River bridges.

A few new images have been added to the KentuckyRoads.com - Miscellaneous Signs and KentuckyRoads.com - General Images galleries as well.

Winter storms and floods severely damaged several roads in Lawrence County.

More information: Ashland Daily Independent: Road woes remain - Crews to begin work on Ky. 32 (Mar. 11, 2003)