John F. Kennedy Memorial Bridge
Facts
- Overview
- Cantilevered through truss bridge over Ohio River on I-65 in Louisville
- Status
- Open to six lanes of traffic
- History
- Built 1963
- Design
- Cantilevered through truss
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 700.0 ft.
Total length: 2,497.3 ft.
Deck width: 85.9 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 28.0 ft.
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +38.26444, -85.74333 (decimal degrees)
38°15'52" N, 85°44'36" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Inventory number
- BH 18828 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
- Inspection (as of 08/2005)
- Deck condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 75.0 (out of 100) - Average daily traffic (as of 2004)
- 132,200
Comments
John F. Kennedy Memorial Bridge
The state of Kentucky has been trying unsucessfully for the past 7 years to paint this bridge. State inspectors were caught taking bribes from the first contractor, and the state kicked the contractor off the job. The contractor sued the state for breach of contract. The second contractor couldn't complete the job and was fired. The state is now trying to find bidders for the job, but in the most recent bidding, only one contractor bid on the job. Meanwhile, the Kennedy Bridge continues to be a rusty eyesore. Let's hope they can figure out a way to get it painted before it crumbles and falls into the river.