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Lewis and Clark Bridge (Ohio River)

Lewis and Clark Bridge
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The new bridge over the Ohio River
Coordinates 38°20′34″N 85°38′36″W / 38.3427°N 85.6433°W / 38.3427; -85.6433Coordinates: 38°20′34″N 85°38′36″W / 38.3427°N 85.6433°W / 38.3427; -85.6433
Carries 4 lanes of Elongated circle 841.svg Kentucky 841 / Indiana 265.svg Indiana State Road 265
Crosses Ohio River
Locale Prospect, Kentucky and Utica, Indiana - near Louisville, Kentucky
ID number BH 57876
Characteristics
Design Cable-stayed bridge
Total length 2,500 Feet
History
Opened December 18, 2016
Statistics
Toll $2 (with EZ-Pass/RiverLink transponder)
$3 (with Pay-By-Plate account)
$4 (Pay-By-Plate with no account)

The Lewis and Clark Bridge crosses the Ohio River northeast of downtown Louisville, Kentucky; and as part of a ring road around the Louisville metropolitan area, connects Kentucky State Highway 841 with Indiana State Highway 265, connecting two previously disjointed segments of Interstate 265. It was known as the East End Bridge for 30 years since its conception and while under construction, and renamed by Indiana officials on the day of its opening, December 18, 2016. The bridge provides for walking and bicycling. For motor vehicles, tolling began on December 30, 2016.

The design for what was then known as the East End Bridge is the result of the $22.1 million, four-year Ohio River Bridges Study, which found that solving the region's traffic congestion would require the construction of two new bridges across the Ohio River and reconstruction of the Kennedy Interchange in downtown Louisville.

Limited land acquisition began in 2004. Construction costs totaled $242 million at the end of January 2017.

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. Both bridges include dedicated pedestrian facilities.


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