jeff@kentuckyroads.com (Jeffrey Carlyle, KentuckyRoads.com)
2003-11-11T05:20:32-06:00

New Bridge at Kentucky Dam to Open In 2006

Posted: 11-Nov-2003 5:20AM CST

Topics: [Land Between the Lakes] [Livingston County] [Marshall County] [US 62] [US 641]

The US Army Corps of Engineers is in the process of building a new rail and highway bridge over the Tennessee River just below Kentucky Dam. The bridge is part of a project to build a large navigation lock at Kentucky Dam. The total cost of the project is expected to be $650,000,000. The 1200-foot bridge is expected to open in 2006; lock construction should be completed in 2012.

The bridge will carry US 62 and US 641. Both routes currently cross the river via a road on top of the dam.

More information: WPSD NewsChannel 6: New bridge opens '06 (Nov. 6, 2003)