General Information
Project Type
| Structure: |
Through truss bridge |
|---|---|
| Function / usage: |
Motorway bridge / freeway bridge |
| Material: |
Steel bridge |
| Structure: |
Cantilever truss bridge |
| Support conditions: |
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| Material: |
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Awards and Distinctions
| 1964 |
Award of Merit
for registered users |
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Location
| Location: |
Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA Jeffersonville, Clark County, Indiana, USA |
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| Crosses: |
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| Carries: |
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| Part of: | |
| Next to: |
Abraham Lincoln Bridge (2015)
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| Coordinates: | 38° 15' 55" N 85° 44' 38" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| main span | 213.36 m | |
| total length | 752.03 m | |
| deck width | 26.18 m | |
| number of lanes | 6 |
Cost
| cost of construction | United States dollar 10 000 000 |
Materials
| piers |
reinforced concrete
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|---|---|
| truss |
steel
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Chronology
| 22 November 1963 | President John F. Kennedy is assassinated. |
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| 26 November 1963 | Kentucky Governor Bert T. Combs announces bipartisan agreement among officials of both Kentucky and Indiana that the bridge should be named in memory of the fallen president. |
| 6 December 1963 | Dedication and opening to northbound traffic. |
Participants
Design
General contractor
- Allied Structural Steel Company (superstructure)
- Roy Ryan Sons Company, Inc. (substructure)
Steel construction
Relevant Web Sites
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data sheet - Structure-ID
20009521 - Published on:
27/06/2003 - Last updated on:
25/10/2017
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