A contractor for the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet plans an overnight closure of the US 68/KY 80 Eggners Ferry Bridge starting at 9 p.m., CST, Thursday, November 13, 2014. The placement of concrete for pier piling as part of construction on the new bridge will require the existing Eggners Ferry Bridge to be closed to all traffic starting at 9:00 p.m., CST, Thursday night. The bridge is expected to reopen to traffic by 5:00 a.m., Friday morning, November 14th. As construction on the new bridge continues, the contractor anticipates a night closure of the Eggners Ferry Bridge about once a week for the next few months. The contractor anticipates providing at least 48 hour advance notice on future overnight closures. The US 68/KY 80 Eggner’s Ferry Bridge is at US 68 Marshall County mile point 28.146 and Trigg County mile point 0.0 at the western entrance to Land Between The Lakes National Recreation Area. The Bridge carries approximately 2800 vehicles across Kentucky Lake/The Tennessee River in an average day. The bridge opened to traffic in March 1932. A 322 ft. span of the Eggners Ferry Bridge was struck and knocked into Kentucky Lake by the 8200 ton Cargo Ship Delta Mariner on the night of January 26, 2012. KYTC engineers developed plans to rebuild the missing span and restore traffic to the bridge in 121 days. The bridge is at Tennessee River navigation mile point 41.7 near Aurora , KY.
Posted on: Wed, 12 Nov 2014 23:47:51 +0000
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