A contractor for the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet plans to close the U.S. 62 Cumberland River Bridge at Lake City starting at 6 a.m., Sunday. The bridge is expected to remain closed until approximately 8 p.m., Sunday evening.
The closure is to allow the contractor to continue repairs to the bridge deck. Some of the work can be done more safely without a traffic load on the bridge, so the structure will be closed to all traffic on Sunday. Motorists may use the marked detour for oversized vehicles along Interstate 24 via Exit 40 at Eddyville and Exit 31 at Grand Rivers.
The U.S. 62 Cumberland River Bridge, also known at The Blue Bridge, crosses the Cumberland River below Barkley Dam at the Livingston-Lyon County line. The bridge carries about 5,900 vehicles in an average day.
