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The Clark Memorial Bridge crosses the Ohio River in downtown Louisville, and like the upstream Lewis and Clark Bridge, connects Jefferson County, Kentucky to Clark County, Indiana. The Clark Memorial Bridge is named for George Rogers Clark, while the Clark of the Lewis and Clark Expedition is George's brother William Clark. [6]
At the time it was the longest and highest cantilever bridge in the United States. The state of Washington purchased the bridge in 1947 and the tolls were removed in 1965 after the bridge was paid for. In 1980, the bridge was rededicated as the Lewis and Clark Bridge in honor of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. The deck was replaced in 2003–04 ...
The new structure is the fourth bridge in downtown Louisville, joining the John F. Kennedy Memorial Bridge erected between spring 1961 and late 1963 at a cost of $10 million; the four-lane George Rogers Clark Memorial Bridge, constructed from June 1928 and to October 31, 1929; and the Big Four Bridge, which operated as a railroad bridge from ...
Lewis and Clark Bridge: 66.0 SR 433: Longview, Washington to Rainier, Oregon Burlington Northern Railroad Bridge 9.6 ...
Interstate 265 (I-265) is a 41.71-mile (67.13 km) Interstate Highway partially encircling the Louisville metropolitan area.Starting from I-65 in the southern part of Louisville, it runs through Jefferson County, Kentucky, crosses the Ohio River on the Lewis and Clark Bridge into Indiana, meets I-65 for a second time, and then proceeds westbound to terminate at the I-64 interchange.
Lewis and Clark Bridge may refer to: Lewis and Clark Bridge (Wolf Point, Montana), bridge spanning the Missouri River built in 1930; Lewis and Clark Bridge (Columbia River), bridge spanning the Columbia River between Oregon and Washington; Lewis and Clark Bridge (Ohio River), connecting the eastern part of Louisville, Kentucky to Clark County ...
Current or former toll roads on the Interstate Highway System, ... Lewis and Clark Bridge (Ohio River) Lewiston–Queenston Bridge; Lincoln Tunnel; M. Mackinac Bridge;
Rather than be forced to pay a toll, drivers simply shunpiked the viaduct. Most did this by traveling on the nearby James Street Bridge, which had no tolls, in order to travel through West Bottoms to 6th and Bluff streets. This caused the bond holders to foreclose, and the enterprise went bankrupt in 1911, effectively closing it to vehicular ...