MARSHALL COUNTY, Ky. — The Marshall County dispatch confirms a ship strike has caused the Eggner Ferry Bridge to collapse.

Motorists are urged to avoid the area.

No cars are in the water. No injuries have been reported.

 

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You would have thought the Eagles' QB wouldn't need to moonlight. :idunno:

Only someone like you would have noticed that:lol:

Wow what a mess. That and the other bridge in Trigg Co. With the Ledbetter to Paducah bridge are all nightmares and scary! This is my wife's biggest fear, she hates bridges and I'm always telling her a boat can't knock the bridges down...hate being wrong :lol:

Here is the USA Today article. http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/story/2012-01-27/kentucky-bridge-collapse/52813592/1

 

A lot may not know of what people are talking about when they read this headline, but this is a really big deal. Should have some more pics here soon once the light came out.

This bridge is the primary link between I-24 and far Western Kentucky. Plans were slowly moving along with construction of a new set of bridges. Geotesting and design were underway and the Federal Funds were in place. These bridges - also including the Barkley Lake Bridge - have been a hazard for sometime. I really worry about the impact this may have.

 

http://www.wpsdlocal6.com/

Anything new on this matter?

This shows the location of the bridge. As you can see, it takes some going around to access the far western end of the state from the I-24 side without this bridge in place.