Sherman Minton Bridge (1962)

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Sherman Minton Bridge

Completed in:	1962
Status:	out of service
Location:	Between Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA and New Albany, Floyd County, Indiana, USA
Geographic Coordinates:	38° 16' 42" North 85° 49' 19" West
Crosses:	Ohio River
Carries:	Interstate I-64 U.S. Route 150

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Function / usage:

Motorway bridge / freeway bridge

Carries:

Interstate 64

Part of:

Interstate 64

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Role	Name	Part of structure

Design	Hazelet & Erdal

Technical information
	Description	Value
Dimensions

	main span	240 m
	width	13 m
	total length	625.7 m
Cost

	cost of construction	US$ 14 800 000

Chronology

5 February 2009

A fifteen container coal barge loses power, is pushed downstream by the current and then strikes the bridge's central pier. The Indiana Department of Transportation closes the bridge for several hours to inspect it for damage. When no damage is found, the bridge is reopened later the same day.

9 September 2011

The bridge is closed because cracks in main loadbearing members are found during an inspection.

Notes & Comments

Named for US Senator and Supreme Court Justice Sherman Minton.

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	Kentucky Roads: Sherman Minton Bridge
	Wikipedia: Sherman Minton Bridge

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