Greenup Bridge

The one-lane Greenup Bridge was constructed in 1884 by the King Iron Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio. ^{5 6} It was bypassed in 1952 when US Route 23 was placed on a new alignment to bypass downtown Greenup.

The bridge was rehabilitated in 1954 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. ⁶ It was closed to traffic in September 2003 because of structural deterioration. The bridge was slated for removal in January 2004, ² but the process was halted due to objections from area residents. ³ It was one of the oldest King Bridge Company crossings and the second-longest multi-span, pin-connected truss bridges in the state. ⁶

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet offered three replacement alternatives, including a no-build option. One option would replace the crossing with a two-lane concrete bridge at a cost of $2 million and reconstruct Washington Street from US Route 23 to downtown Greenup at a cost of $1.4 million. ¹ Several residents advocated that the bridge be converted into a pedestrian-only facility.²

In September 2011, American Contracting and Services was awarded a $4.7 million contract to demolish the Greenup Bridge and replace it with a two-lane concrete bridge. ⁴