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The Carl D. Perkins Bridge is a
Carl Perkins Bridge
at Bridges & Tunnels Bridges completed in 1988 Bridges over the Ohio River Bridges in Greenup County, Kentucky Transportation in Scioto County, Ohio Buildings and structures in Scioto County, Ohio Road bridges in Kentucky Road bridges in Ohio U.S. Route 23 Bridges of the United States Numbered Highway System Cantilever bridges in the United States {{Ohio-bridge-struct-stub
cantilever bridge
A cantilever bridge is a bridge built using structures that project horizontally into space, supported on only one end (called cantilevers). For small footbridges, the cantilevers may be simple beams; however, large cantilever bridges designed ...
that spans the Ohio River between Washington Township, Scioto County, Ohio
Washington Township is one of the sixteen townships of Scioto County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census counted 5,555 people in the township.
Geography
Located in the southern part of the county along the Ohio River, it borders the follow ...
and South Portsmouth, Greenup County, Kentucky. The bridge carries the two lanes of State Route 852 and Truck Route U.S. Highway 23. The bridge connects to Kentucky Route 8
Kentucky Route 8 is a east–west state highway divided into two distinct segments across northern Kentucky. The western terminus of the route is at KY 237 near Francisville. The eastern terminus is at U.S. Route 23 in South Portsmouth. ...
.
History
In July 1978, inspections of the originalU.S. Grant Bridge
The U.S. Grant Bridge is the name of the two bridges that carry and have carried traffic on U.S. Route 23 between Portsmouth, Ohio and South Portsmouth, Kentucky (just west of the city of South Shore) across the Ohio River in the United States. ...
found serious deterioration in its suspension cables. The bridge was closed to traffic and was rehabilitated over an 18-month period. With future traffic projected to increase compounded with a decline in level of service on the original U.S. Grant Bridge, the Kentucky Department of Transportation (KYDOT) and the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) agreed to begin planning for a new bridge. The 1978 Surface Transportation Assistance Act authorized the construction of a new bridge across the Ohio River in Portsmouth. In the environmental impact statement, it was decided the new bridge would be located downstream from the U.S. Grant Bridge.
The bridge opened on January 28, 1988. It is named after the late Carl D. Perkins
Carl Dewey Perkins (October 15, 1912 – August 3, 1984), a Democrat, was an American politician and member of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Kentucky serving from 1949 until his death from a heart attack in Lexi ...
, Congressman from the 7th District of Kentucky.
During the demolition of the original U.S. Grant Bridge and the construction of its replacement upstream, it was the only highway bridge connecting Ohio to Kentucky at Portsmouth. The Perkins Bridge also served as a detour for U.S. Highway 23 during this time period.
See also
*List of crossings of the Ohio River
This is a complete list of current bridges and other crossings of the Ohio River from the mouth at the Mississippi River at Cairo, Illinois to the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Illinois–Kentuc ...
References
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Carl Perkins Bridge
at Bridges & Tunnels Bridges completed in 1988 Bridges over the Ohio River Bridges in Greenup County, Kentucky Transportation in Scioto County, Ohio Buildings and structures in Scioto County, Ohio Road bridges in Kentucky Road bridges in Ohio U.S. Route 23 Bridges of the United States Numbered Highway System Cantilever bridges in the United States {{Ohio-bridge-struct-stub