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General Information

Other name(s): Kentucky Lake US 68 Bridge; Tennessee River US 68 Bridge
Completion: 1932
Status: in use

Project Type

Location

Location: , ,
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Address: U.S. Route 68 / KY Route 80
Crosses:
  • Tennessee River
Replaced by: Eggner's Ferry Bridge (2016)
Coordinates: 36° 46' 19.85" N    88° 7' 13.65" W
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Technical Information

Dimensions

main span 112.17 m
total length 1 065.31 m
deck width 6.1 m

Chronology

10 July 1943

Because of the construction of Kentucky Dam and the resulting lake that would otherwise overflow the bridge, the road is closed for five months. In this time the structure is sufficiently raised to keep the existing bridge.

Participants

Currently there is no information available about persons or companies having participated in this project.

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  • About this
    data sheet
  • Structure-ID
    20043353
  • Published on:
    03/02/2009
  • Last updated on:
    13/11/2021
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