The work will require the use of a Snooper Truck to allow inspectors to access all elements of the bridge structure. Placement of this equipment on the bridge deck will limit the bridge to an eight-foot maximum load width.
Motorists should be alert for one lane traffic with alternating flow controlled by flaggers from about 8:30 a.m. to about 3:30 p.m., starting Tuesday and continuing each week day through about Friday.
The U.S. 60 Cumberland River bridge at Smithland is also known as the Lucy Jefferson Lewis Memorial Bridge and the Smithland Bridge. The 1,817-foot through-truss structure was opened to traffic in 1931. About 5,500 vehicles cross the bridge in an average day.
Timely traffic advisories for the 12 counties of KYTC Highway District 1 are available by going to www.facebook.com/kytcdistrict1. You do not have to be a Facebook member to access this page.
