Milton–Madison Bridge
Continuous truss bridge that connects Milton, Kentucky and Madison, Indiana across the Ohio river / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Milton–Madison Bridge (also known as the Harrison Street Bridge) is a continuous truss bridge that connects Milton, Kentucky and Madison, Indiana. It carries approximately 10,000 cars a day.[2] The old structure was replaced with a completely new continuous truss which was constructed on temporary piers adjacent to the operational span between 2011 and 2012 and slid into place after demolition of the old span using a construction method called "truss sliding."[3] The new crossing opened to vehicle traffic in April 2014, and a pedestrian sidewalk opened that October.[4]
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Milton–Madison Bridge | |
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Coordinates | 38.729128°N 85.370114°W / 38.729128; -85.370114 |
Carries | 2 lanes of US 421 |
Crosses | Ohio River |
Locale | Milton, Kentucky and Madison, Indiana |
Other name(s) | Madison–Milton Bridge |
Maintained by | Kentucky Transportation Cabinet[1] |
Characteristics | |
Total length | 3,184 feet (970 m) |
Width | 20 feet (6.1 m) (original bridge) 40 feet (12 m) plus 5 feet (1.5 m) sidewalk (current bridge) |
Longest span | 220 m |
History | |
Opened | 1929 (original bridge) 2014 (current bridge) |
Statistics | |
Daily traffic | 3,498/day |
Toll | none |
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