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Brent Spence Bridge

 
Brent Spence Bridge, Cincinnati, KY 45203, United States of America (I 71;I 75)
 
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Brent Spence Bridge is a minor waterways place on the Ohio River between Ohio - Allegheny - Monongahela Rivers (Junction of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers to create the Ohio River) (520.80 miles and 12 locks to the east) and Ohio - Cumberland Junction (Junction of the Ohio River with the Cumberland River) (386.61 miles and 6 locks to the southwest).
 
 
The nearest place in the direction of Ohio - Allegheny - Monongahela Rivers is C&O Railroad Bridge; 0.22 miles away.
 
The nearest place in the direction of Ohio - Cumberland Junction is Cincinnati Southern Bridge; 1.52 miles away.

Mooring here is unrated.

There is a bridge here which takes a dual carriageway over the canal.

 
 
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The Brent Spence Bridge is a double decker, cantilevered truss bridge that carries Interstates 71 and 75 across the Ohio River between Covington, Kentucky and Cincinnati, Ohio. The top deck carries Kentucky-bound traffic while the bottom deck carries Ohio-bound traffic. It is the second busiest bridge in the United States after the George Washington Bridge across the Hudson River.

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[Brent Spence] Brent Spence (December 24, 1874 – September 18, 1967), a native of Newport, Kentucky, was a long time Democratic Congressman, attorney, and banker from [Interstate 75 in Ohio] enters the state running concurrently with I-71 from Kentucky on the Brent Spence Bridge over the Ohio River and into the Bluegrass region. I-75 continues [Interstate 75 in Kentucky] Covington, and crosses the Ohio River via the lower level of the Brent Spence Bridge into Cincinnati and the state of Ohio. The stretch through Covington [John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge] a steel section of the bridge built in 1890. The bridge reopened in April 2018. On November 11, 2020, the Brent Spence Bridge was closed following a fiery [Fort Washington Way] that runs from west to east from an interchange with I-75 at the Brent Spence Bridge to the Lytle Tunnel and Columbia Parkway. Fort Washington Way is [Andy Beshear] dismantled by Bevin in 2017. Beshear supports the project to replace the Brent Spence Bridge that carries Interstates 71 and 75 over the Ohio River between Covington [Interstate 75] Covington, the freeway crosses the Ohio River via the lower level of the Brent Spence Bridge (while the southbound direction uses the upper level) and continues [Cris Collinsworth] and began to drift on the Ohio River, only to be stopped by the Brent Spence Bridge that links Ohio to Kentucky. Collinsworth also has a steak named [Mill Creek Expressway] It carries Interstate 75 through the Mill Creek valley, from the Brent Spence Bridge at the Ohio River and Kentucky state line, north to the Butler County
 
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Brent Spence Bridge - Wikipedia - Cincinnati
The Brent Spence Bridge is a double decker, cantilevered truss bridge that carries Interstates 71 and 75 across the Ohio River between Covington, Kentucky and Cincinnati, Ohio. The top deck carries Kentucky-bound traffic while the bottom deck carries Ohio-bound traffic. The Brent Spence Bridge is in the foreground ...
Brent Spence Bridge Maintenance
The routine maintenance work on the Brent Spence Bridge that necessitated periodic lane closures has been completed. No future lane or ramp closures related to this project will be put in place.
Welcome | Brent Spence Bridge Corridor - Cincinnati
Brent Spence Bridge Corridor. img1. Motorists are 3 to 5 times more likely to have a wreck along the corridor than on any other portion of the interstate systems of Ohio, Kentucky or Indiana. img2. Traffic congestion on the Brent Spence Bridge costs an average of 3.6 million hours of delay for passenger cars every year. img3.
Report says we need a new Brent Spence Bridge, but who will pay ...
Dec 19, 2017 ... It turns out we need a new Brent Spence Bridge, the state of Kentucky confirmed in a study released Tuesday. Alternatives, such as a bypass highway, won't address the traffic and safety issues posed by the outdated, 54-year-old bridge, the study concluded. But there's no mention of how to pay for the ...
Brent Spence Bridge reopens all lanes and ramps after maintenance
Aug 17, 2017 ... My fellow Tri-Staters, our long regional nightmare is over. For now.
Brent Spence Bridge reopens; world rejoices - Cincinnati
Aug 25, 2017 ... The hum of cars quickly whizzing over the Brent Spence Bridge Friday sounded like a collective sigh of relief.
Lanes of Brent Spence Bridge closed for 2 months for ... - Cincinnati
Jun 18, 2017 ... COVINGTON, Ky. -- Hundreds of thousands of Tri-State commuters will be affected as lanes of the Brent Spence Bridge will close this week for about two months. Scheduled maintenance work on the bridge will close lanes and impact ramps and traffic flow, according to Kentucky Transportation Cabinet ...
Brent Spence Bridge closures details and detours - Cincinnati
Jun 19, 2017 ... KYTC announced the upcoming closures for the Brent Spence Bridge repair project that will last two months.
Brent Spence Bridge Study Recommends New Bridge ... - Cincinnati
Dec 19, 2017 ... 0:43. The Kentucky Transportation Department (KYTC) says the consultants it hired to do a bridge study recommend building another bridge across the Ohio River to improve safety and travel on I-71 and I-75 between Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky. This would be in addition to the Brent Spence ...
Bevin takes stronger stance on need for new Brent Spence Bridge
Oct 25, 2017 ... Gov. Matt Bevin on Wednesday took his strongest stance yet on the need to build a new Brent Spence Bridge. During a speech in Erlanger, Bevin said he doesn't see a proposed bypass as solving the region's most pressing infrastructure problem by itself. It will require both a bypass and a new bridge.