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=About the Louisville Municipal Bridge= | =About the Louisville Municipal Bridge= | ||
Originally called the '''Louisville Municipal Bridge''', the '''George Rogers Clark Memorial Bridge''' is a four-lane cantilever bridge crossing the Ohio River between Louisville, Kentucky and Jeffersonville, Indiana, carrying US 31. Construction began | Originally called the '''Louisville Municipal Bridge''', the '''George Rogers Clark Memorial Bridge''' is a four-lane cantilever bridge crossing the Ohio River between Louisville, Kentucky and Jeffersonville, Indiana, carrying US 31. The bridge was designed by Ralph Modjeski and Frank Masters, consulting engineers. The contract for construction of the substructure was signed June 1, 1928 with the Vang Construction Company of Pittsburgh, the low bidder, and construction began soon thereafter. The contract for the construction of the superstructure was signed July 5, 1928 with the American Bridge Company of New York, the low bidders for this portion of the work. The contract specified a penalty if the this portion of the work was not completed by December 1, 1929. | ||
The American Bridge Company developed a new method of erecting the cantilever structure which was known as the "guy derrick system of erection." This system was so successful it allowed completion of the bridge one month in advance of the deadline. The bridge was dedicated by President Herbert Hoover at its opening on October 31, 1929. | |||
It was during this time that William Branham was working as a cowhand in Arizona. He returned to Jeffersonville after he received news that his brother Edward had passed away on June 20, 1929. When he returned to Jeffersonville, the new bridge would have been opened or very close to completion. In 1949, the bridge was renamed in honor of George Rogers Clark. The bridge was rehabilitated in 1958, and is still in use today. | |||
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