The state will perform a controlled blast demolition of the 4th Street Bridge the morning of March 2. To carry this out, crews will attach explosives to key points on the bridge “to cleanly sever steel supports so the structure can fall safely into the river below where contractors will recover the steel,” according to […]
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Here’s what the new 4th Street bridge could look like
Residents got to look at and weigh in on several designs for a new 4th Street bridge this week that the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet and leadership from Newport and Covington presented. The current bridge is 1,001 feet and was built in 1936 and connects Newport and Covington across the Licking River. “The bridge that connects […]
