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KentuckyWoman

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7. All the bridges in Kentucky are falling down.

Reply to Sogo (Original post)

Mon Nov 15, 2021, 07:01 PM

Nov 2021

The one on 75 is dropping chunks of concrete onto vehicles. That one is big news too.

There no good count of how many local bridges are either closed or actually unsafe just waiting to collapse but not inspected.

A bridge in my hometown was closed 3 years on a State Hwy. Trucks had to go 50 miles out of the way but locals were literally driving the creek about 2 miles from the bridge. It got fixed this summer thanks to big coal suing the state.

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I hope the first bridge that gets upgraded as a result of the BIF [View all] Sogo Nov 2021 OP

Does that bridge has structural problems making it unsafe? MichMan Nov 2021 #1

Article from June of this year: Sogo Nov 2021 #2

An expansion joint that was already repaired MichMan Nov 2021 #4

I think Mitch voted for the Infrastructure bill leftieNanner Nov 2021 #3

Seems like the $$ would be better directed towards bridges that actually need repairs MichMan Nov 2021 #5

Why? McConnell voted for it. Jose Garcia Nov 2021 #6

All the bridges in Kentucky are falling down. KentuckyWoman Nov 2021 #7

i jnow it was a upgrade, but i hate the new bridge that replace the old FDR era bridge east of pansypoo53219 Nov 2021 #8