Old+1936+2028 4th Street (KY-8) Bridges over Licking River at Covington, KY

Old: (Archived Bridge Hunter; Bridge Hunter)

1936: (Archived Bridge Hunter; Bridge Hunter; Historic Bridges; Satellite)

Kari Junker Hanke posted
Memorial Bridge between Newport and Covington 1930
[But I have a construction date of 1936 for this bridge. This bridge closed Jan 12, 2026, to be replaced.]

Patrick Flowers, May 2016

HistoricBridges
The 1,002' (305m) long bridge has a main span of 250' (76m).

The bridge is so high because it goes over the levees.

Greg Hang, Jul 2020

KYTC District 6 posted
Even though it is going to be demolished, they are still doing maintenance on it. 

BB Riverboats posted

Today [Jan 12, 2026,]we say "Good Bye Old Friend!" to the Fourth street bridge which closes today until the fall of 2028!!! 😲 Love this photo by2 Sherman Cahal .  

The Fourth Street Bridge, which connects Newport and Covington, Kentucky,  over the Licking River, will be closed for the next two and a half years while a brand-new bridge is built in its place. This project is an important investment in our Northern Kentucky community. If you need a little help finding us, we’ve updated the step-by-step directions on our website. 

BB Riverboats: Updated directions to BB Riverboats here: https://bbriverboats.com/directions

The predecessor bridge

BridgeHunter_Old, old postcard

BridgeHunter_Old, Credit: Kentucky Historical Society
During flood in Ap 1913

Kari Junker Hanke posted
Fourth Street Bridge, Covington to Newport

The Successor Bridge

Covington News posted

Current 4th Street bridge to permanently close in January:

Details on what's next at https://www.newsnky.com

The 1936 bridge will be closed in Jan 2026 and demolished in the spring.

It said four designs were considered before they chose to use an arch bridge.

Judging by the abutments, it looks like it is a true arch rather than a tied arch.

ky8bridge

It took some digging, but I found the four design options in wcpo. All four images are credited to the KYTC. 

1, arch

2, cable-stayed

3, inclined arch

4, suspension