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Brent Spence Bridge Corridor Rendering

Compansion Crossing of the Brent Spence Bridge Gets Major Funding Boost

Posted on January 4, 2023January 4, 2023 by Sherman Cahal

On January 4, 2022, President Joe Biden visited Cincinnati, Ohio, to discuss the Brent Spence Bridge project alongside senators and governors.

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Louisville Bridges

Capturing Louisville’s Bridges in Peak Autumn

Posted on December 19, 2022December 19, 2022 by Sherman Cahal

After a dreary morning of low-hanging clouds, gusty winds, and off-and-on showers, the sun came out just in time for these evening scenes of the bridges of the Louisville, Kentucky metropolitan area.

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Cedar Brook Viaduct

Along the Louisville Southern Railroad

Posted on November 27, 2022November 27, 2022 by Sherman Cahal

Let’s look into two of the Louisville Southern Railroad’s most significant bridges in Kentucky.

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Falls of Rough Bridge

Photographing Kentucky’s Rare Bowstring Trusses

Posted on October 30, 2022October 30, 2022 by Sherman Cahal

Kentucky still boasts several rare bowstring trusses, some of which were fabricated by the King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio.

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Smithland Bridge

A Requiem for the Smithland Bridge

Posted on October 25, 2022October 25, 2022 by Sherman Cahal

One of the few remaining truss bridges in Kentucky funded by the Murphy Toll Bridge Act of 1928 will soon be demolished.

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Spottsville Bridge

Flyover of the New and Old Spottsville Bridge

Posted on October 10, 2022October 10, 2022 by Sherman Cahal

Spottsville Bridge is a through truss bridge that carries US Route 60 over the Green River in Spottsville, Kentucky. It was originally constructed in 1931 and replaced in 2022.

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Oakley Clark Collins Memorial Bridge

Bathing a Bridge in LED Light

Posted on February 11, 2022February 11, 2022 by Sherman Cahal

In a prior post about the Oakley Clark Collins Memorial Bridge, I lamented about the light pollution generated from the structure’s massive LED lights that point upward. Let’s revisit that.

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Cairo Bridge

Cairo’s Bridges

Posted on November 23, 2021 by Sherman Cahal

Connecting Cairo, Illinois are two significant cantilever truss automobile bridges to Kentucky and Missouri and replaced the last of the ferries that operated at the convergence of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers. The first of the bridges to be completed was a crossing between Cairo and Missouri. Designed by Waddell & Hardesty and constructed by…

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Kentucky Dam Expansion

Changes in Transportation in Western Kentucky

Posted on November 21, 2021November 21, 2021 by Sherman Cahal

The impoundment of the Tennessee River at Gilbertsville led to a significant change in the transportation landscape of western Kentucky.

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Lake Barkley Bridge

Bridges at Land Between the Lakes in Kentucky

Posted on November 20, 2021 by Sherman Cahal

Years ago, I journeyed to photograph the old Eggner’s Ferry and Lake Barkley Bridges in western Kentucky. Both have since been replaced with new arch spans.

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