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Title: The East LBL bridge takes a hit today.
Post by: redarrow on March 12, 2012, 05:40:22 PM

Couple weeks ago a 300 foot section of the west bridge to the LBL (KY) got tore out by a cargo ship going through in the wrong channel.The contractors are busting there hump to get it opened by Memorial day at a cost of 7 million dollars.
Well this morning at 1:30 AM a barge slammed into the east bridge.It was shut down waiting for engineer approval to re open. I guess we know who hired that Italian cruise ship captain.

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Post by: cannonball on March 12, 2012, 06:18:16 PM

I saw pictures of the first bridge. It was amazing that a ship could tear a bridge up like that.

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Post by: h2obil on March 12, 2012, 09:58:44 PM

Per local radio WKDZ--at first report the barge said they just "brushed "the column but after the barge started to take on water due to a hole in the side they decided to take a closer look at the bridge. Makes you wonder how many times the bridges get "brushed " in the middle of the night and maybe not get reported? ???

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Post by: redarrow on March 12, 2012, 10:16:37 PM

Bad thing right now is the students at Murry College have a 170 mile round trip every day just to get to school.

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Post by: Wingbone on March 12, 2012, 10:46:04 PM

That's crazy! I went to Murray State and crossed those bridges many many times during turkey season. I hate it for the commuters that go through there every day.

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Post by: CASH on March 12, 2012, 11:04:52 PM

I'd like to know why two boats hit it in this short of a time span. Too much of a coinkeydink

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Post by: redarrow on March 12, 2012, 11:50:38 PM

Two different bridges. One on the west near Aurora ,and the east bridge near Cadiz.

Title: Re: The East LBL bridge takes a hit today.
Post by: CASH on March 13, 2012, 01:54:57 AM

Quote from: redarrow on March 12, 2012, 11:50:38 PM
Two different bridges. One on the west near Aurora ,and the east bridge near Cadiz.

Well it would help if I would read the post right.

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Post by: joey46 on March 13, 2012, 07:01:54 AM

As I like to repeat I lived within sight of the KY Lake bridge (the one that is gone) for over 9 years. You would not believe how common it was for that bridge to get "brushed". Always the same news report, " hit - temporarily closed - inspected - reopened". My wife, who is not a big bridge fan anyway, hated to cross it if a barge was close by.

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Post by: redarrow on March 13, 2012, 09:16:33 AM

Quote from: CASH on March 13, 2012, 01:54:57 AM
Quote from: redarrow on March 12, 2012, 11:50:38 PM
Two different bridges. One on the west near Aurora ,and the east bridge near Cadiz.

Well it would help if I would read the post right.

DOOOOHHHH ! ;D

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