Lake Bridges: Kentucky Lake Bridge & Lake Barkley Bridge

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The Lake Bridges project is the replacement of two bridges in the Land Between the Lakes region in southwestern Kentucky. The Kentucky Lake Bridge will replace the existing Eggners Ferry Bridge and widen two miles of US68/KY80 to four lanes. The Lake Barkley Bridge will replace the existing Lawrence Memorial Bridge and widen 1.5 miles of the approach on US 68/KY 80. The bridge designs are basket- handle arches with 11-foot lanes, four-foot offsets on either side of the medians and outside shoulders, and ten-foot multi-use bike paths and walkways on the south side of each bridge. The new bridges will be constructed just north of their respective existing spans. The existing bridges will be demolished after the new bridges open to traffic. The projects are part of a series of improvements along US68/KY80 from Aurora to Cadiz, Kentucky approved through a FONSI in 2006. Several of the projects are in construction, with one segment (the Land Between the Lakes project) completed in late 2013. The completion of all projects will result in a continuous four-lane corridor between Aurora and Cadiz.

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