Sherman Minton Bridge — Local services in Louisville

The Ohio River is a major waterway and Louisville is a big city. As such, there are a bunch of different opportunities for crossing the river between Kentucky and Indiana. The Sherman Minton bridge is a little bit west of downtown and carries I-64 and US 150 between Louisville and New Albany.

The bridge is a double-deck through arch bridge. With a total length of 2052 feet and 16 feet above the surface of the Ohio (during normal river flow), it was built in 1962. The bridge is named for former United States Senator and Supreme Court justice Sherman Minton, who was a native of New Albany.

Three lanes northbound from Kentucky to Indiana on the upper deck and the same southbound on the lower deck. If there is a pedestrian lane, I didn't spot it.

Sixty years old and it kind of shows. Many of the steel guiders appear rusted and while that in itself is not a sign of structural integrity, it definitely doesn't give a warm and fuzzy feeling. Though back in 2011, it was repaired at a cost of nearly $14m and it allegedly provided another 20 years on the...

The bridge does its job. I've been over it over a thousand times (literally). I meant to post this review a year or two ago and I guess I forgot, so here we go... To the people tired of traffic, bridges are designed to accommodate significant amounts of traffic. I hope people remember that and move on; after all, it's beyond our control. To the people tired of the latest construction, yes, it feels like forever. I get that the unexpected closures/reroutes can be stressful -- but we aren't the experts, and we don't know everything that's going on (and we don't always need to). Updates are on the Sherman Minton Renewal website. To the workers, if you can get it done sooner, please do. Thank you for your service. To the drivers, be safe and careful. To the readers on the Internet that are reading this, have...

People they are doing construction on this bridge and other people do not know how to be courteous and let one car go if they just took turns letting one car the traffic would not be a nightmare the people are too busy blowing their horns and cussing you out because you try to be courteous no sense in trying to be in a rush cuz you're not going anywhere fast not on that bridge to take your time be courteous and let somebody go in front of you they're not going to get home or go anywhere any...