Inspection Restricts Lanes on Cumberland Bridge

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet plans to restrict traffic to one lane on the Interstate 24 Cumberland River Bridge starting Monday. The lane restriction is to allow the use of a Snooper Truck to conduct a detailed inspection of the bridge at I-24 mile point 33.7 at the Livingston-Lyon County Line.

The inspection will require a lane restriction for eastbound traffic on Monday and Tuesday. The inspection will require a westbound lane restriction on Wednesday and Thursday. Drivers  should expect to encounter a lane restriction from approximately 8:30 am to approximately 3 pm each day. Drivers should be alert for slowing and merging traffic as they approach this work zone.

This structural inspection is scheduled on a weather permitting basis. All Kentucky bridges get a detailed inspection every two years and long-span bridges that cross rivers and lakes get an additional walk-through inspection annually.

The Interstate 24/Interstate 69 Cumberland River Bridge is a twin continuous plate girder structure that opened to traffic in 1977. The 1,731ft. twin structures with a 420 ft. main span, also known as the Ralph Smith Bridge, are located at the Livingston-Lyon County Line at I-24 mile point 33.7. The structures carry approximately 24,100 vehicles across the Cumberland River in an average day.