Kentucky Bridge makes top 10 list of Roads & Bridges - Along the Road

Public Roads, May-June, 2003

In December 2002, Roads & Bridges magazine named the William H. Natcher Bridge in Owensboro, KY, one of the top 10 bridges in the United States. The $70 million cable-stayed structure, linking Owensboro, KY and Rockport, IN, opened to traffic in October 2002.

According to Bill Wilson, editor of Roads & Bridges, the magazine chose the elite group of bridge projects based on size, impact, and contractor challenges. The four-lane Natcher Bridge is 1,370 meters (4,510 feet) long and is one of the longest cable-stayed bridges spanning an inland waterway in the United States.

"The new bridge improves accessibility from Kentucky to Indiana in the growing metropolitan Owensboro area," says State Highway Engineer James M. ("Mac") Yowell of the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. Yowell praised the project as an important connector for economic growth for the residents of Kentucky and Indiana, providing easier, faster access to the industrial corridor along Interstate 64 and U.S. 231.

Kentucky Transportation Cabinet