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Gov. Fletcher orders safety measures for Kentucky bridges Thirty eight bridges have issues. Most in Jefferson. None in Adair or surrounding counties. Special ColumbiaMagazine edit of Commonwealth News Center basic information Following Governor Ernie Fletcher's directive, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) is taking immediate steps to ensure the safety and structural integrity of Kentucky bridges. The Governor issued the mandate to the KYTC following the tragic bridge collapse in Minneapolis on Wednesday, August 1, 2007. Thirty-eight bridges in the commonwealth are listed as having issues. Eleven of these are in Jefferson County, four are in Franklin. None are in Adair or surrounding counties. The closest bridge with issues in Boyle County over Lake Herrington (Dix River) at the Garrard Boyle County Line. It is on KY 3042. Thorough reviews and additional safety inspections of the state's aging bridges are key elements of the cabinet's commitment to meet and exceed bridge safety standards. "I am announcing today that I have directed the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet to take all steps necessary to ensure that our bridges are safe," said Governor Fletcher. "Governor Fletcher has directed us to take the additional steps we feel are necessary to ensure safety, and that's what we will do," said KYTC Secretary Bill Nighbert. "These proactive measures are designed to give us further assurance of the safety of bridges across the state." The cabinet will analyze and review the most recent inspection reports for all of Kentucky's long-span bridges that are over 500 feet long and are rated as structurally deficient. The same bridges also will get an additional, unscheduled inspection. KYTC staff has begun reviewing inspection reports. Inspection dates for the bridges are being scheduled. KYTC officials also will conduct an analysis of construction projects currently being performed on bridges. This review will maximize safety for the driving public and construction crews. "Our first priority is public safety," said Commissioner Marc D. Williams, of the KYTC's Department of Highways. "Our inspection methods and standards are already beyond the general requirements. However, at the direction of the Governor, we are proactively increasing the rigor with which we approach these issues. We want to reassure the public that they are safe on Kentucky bridges." Complete COLUMBIAMAGAZINE.COM chart bridges at issue, as listed by KYTC Department of Highways County Name Route Feature Intersected Location Anderson US-62 'NS (CNO&TP) SYSTEM '@WOODFORD CO.LN. Ballard US-51 'OHIO RIVER -IC (SOU) RR '4.0 MI WEST OF JCT US51& Boyd US-23S 'OHIO RIVER CSX RR 'OHIO RIVER BRIDGE-ASHLAND Boyle KY-3042 'DIX RVR-HERRINGTON LAKE 'ON GARRARD - BOYLE CL Campbell US-27C 'OHIO RIVER - RVRBOAT RW 'L&NRR BR OVER RVBOAT ROW Floyd KY-3 'CSX RAILROAD & LEVISA F '.1 MI SOUTH - KY 321 Floyd KY-3384 'CSX RR & LEVISA FORK '200 FT S OF 1ST ST Franklin I-64 'KY 420 & CEDAR RUN 'WBL .60MI E OF US 127 NT Franklin I-64 'KENTUCKY RIVER 'WBL 2.3MI E OF US 127 NT Franklin I-64 'KENTUCKY RIVER 'EBL 2.3MI E OF US 127 NT Franklin KY-3506 'KENTUCKY RIVER '.01 MI EAST-JCT KY 1211 Garrard CR-1351 'KENTUCKY RIVER '@ JESSAMINE CO.LN. Grant US-25 'NS (CNO&TP) SYSTEM & PA '.4 MI S OF S-JCT KY 22 Greenup KY-244 'CSX RAILROAD '.05 MI N.E. OF JCT US 23 Harrison US-27 'CSX RR '.5 MI N OF N-JCT US 62 Henderson US-60 'GREEN RIVER '.01 MI EAST OF JCT KY107 Henry KY-22 'KENTUCKY RIVER AT GRATZ 'ON OWEN - HENRY CL Jefferson I-264 'I64EB 2 RAMPS NWSTRN PK '@ I-64-I-264 W-NTRCH Jefferson I-64 'I64 WB&RAMP & RIVER RD 'SB XT RMP FROM KENNEDY B Jefferson I-64 'I-64 EB & WITHERSPOON S 'NB XT RMP TO I-64 EB&WB Jefferson I-64 'EB I64&SHAWNEE GOLF COU 'APPRCH TO SHERMAN MINTON Jefferson I-64 'ML WB I64 & RIVER ROAD 'NB ENT RMP TO KENNEDY BR Jefferson I-65 'JACOB-BROADWAY-GRAY '.7 MI.S.US 31E Jefferson I-65 'MAIN STREET AND FLOODWA 'OVR MAIN ST & FLOODWALL Jefferson I-65 'I-64 EB&WB & RAMPS&RVR 'MAINLINE APRCH-KENNEDY B Jefferson I-65 'OHIO RIVER 'KENNEDY BRIDGE OVER OHIO Jefferson US-31W 'SALT RIVER 'ON HARDIN - JEFFERSON CL Jefferson US-60A 'CSX RR FLOYD & BROOK ST '.1 MI W-I65 UNDRPASS Kenton KY-17 'OHIO RIVER 'SUSPENSION BR OVR OHIO R Kenton KY-8 'LICKING RIVER '4TH ST BR OVER LICKING R Lawrence KY-3 'LEVISA&TUG FKS-BIG SAND '.1 MI E-MAIN ST-KY 2566 Leslie HR-9006 'KY257-MID-FK KY RVR-C50 '3.5 MI N.E. OF JCT KY 11 McCracken US-60 'TENNESSEE RIVER 'OVER TENN RIV @LIVINGST Mercer KY-152 'HERRINGTON LAKE 'AT GARRARD - MERCER CL Muhlenberg WK-9001 'GREEN RIVER 'EBL ON OHIO-MUHLENBERG C Muhlenberg WK-9001 'GREEN RIVER 'WBL ON OHIO-MUHLENBERG C Ohio US-62 'GREEN RIVER 'ON MUHLENBERG - OHIO CL Trimble US-421 'OHIO RIVER 'OHIO RIVER BRIDGE This story was posted on 2007-08-04 10:46:21
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