Eggner's Ferry Bridge Hit By a Barge and Partially Collapsed

[Steeler_Boy]

From an article I read (WPSD, I think) the Transportation dept. knew there were no lights and was going to close 1 lane of traffic today and try to fix the problem.

Who would have thought the bridge needed lights at night???

[artcarney_agr]

From an article I read (WPSD, I think) the Transportation dept. knew there were no lights and was going to close 1 lane of traffic today and try to fix the problem.

Who would have thought the bridge needed lights at night???

Reports indicate that some of the bridge's navigational lighting was inoperative at the time of the incident. Paducah television station WPSD reported earlier in the week that the bridge was to be reduced to one lane on January 27 for a Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) crew to repair the lights. KYTC spokesman Keith Todd stated that the lights facing the MV Delta Mariner were operational, and that the Coast Guard had made the lighting situation known to vessels operating on the waterway.

[offdtop]

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a.../IMG957824.png

Taken from the Kenlake side

[bankbuster]

maybe they will widen the bridge to two lanes instead of original 1.5. Thats gotta be the narrowest bridge i've ever crossed. Pucker up everytime I go over it, especially when meeting a semi. LOL

[MagikSmallie]

It doesn't make a difference what section or span he was going under, none of them were tall enough. The typical route for this ship was on the Mississippi River, the clearance for this ship could have never made it under any section of the bridge.

[UK_Angus]

maybe he was lost ....thought he was on the mississippi

[mkmsports41]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/0...s_Ferry_Bridge
Good Pictures There


The boat has been under that bridge before. There is a link that has pictures at BBC that shows it going under in the past.

[09Z7SC]

It doesn't make a difference what section or span he was going under, none of them were tall enough. The typical route for this ship was on the Mississippi River, the clearance for this ship could have never made it under any section of the bridge.

That boat navigates the Tennessee-Tombigbee waterway regularly. That is the only way to get the rocket engines from Boeing in Decatur, AL.

[artcarney_agr]

It doesn't make a difference what section or span he was going under, none of them were tall enough. The typical route for this ship was on the Mississippi River, the clearance for this ship could have never made it under any section of the bridge.

Wrong!!!

[artcarney_agr]

See the piers with the paint? That's where he should have been....

http://blog.wired2fish.com/Portals/3...er-ferry-2.jpg

[lilmule]

It was built in 1930,looked like it was built in 1908,narrow meet another 20 ft plus dual wheel boat major pucker factor.
While it served as a major artery it needed replaced 40 years ago.
And if you look at the video with it wrapped all over the front end it didnt flatten a thing on the boat not even the railing.Engineers have words for that called metal fatigue,bridge beams bent boat didnt.
Since that avenue wont be used for a bit ask for a barge to tap the one on Barkley.
I came from W.va and the silver bridge,Point Pleasant,W.Va. wasnt that narrow,and havnt crossed one such as these two since 1970s in w.va across the new river gorge,and the state shut those down prior to a canoe striking them.
Maybe you will get a decent bridge out of it.

[raincheck]

I wonder if the boat is sittin on the bottom with all that weight on it.............