Tuesday, July 8, 2025

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

1936: (Archived Bridge Hunter is broken, Bridge Hunter; Historic Bridges; Satellite)



Patrick Flowers, May 2016

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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. 

The predecessor bridge


BridgeHunter_Old, old postcard

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

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.
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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

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