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New Bridge at Kentucky Dam to Open In 2006
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) ![[Outside Link]](../images/kentuckyroads/outside-link2.gif){kind=small}