Crosses Kentucky River Other name(s) Capital Avenue Bridge Clearance above None Total length 215 m Location Frankfort Body of water Kentucky River | Locale Frankfort, Kentucky Design box girder bridge Opened 1938 Width 14 m Bridge type Box girder bridge | |
Carries 3 lanes (2 northbound, 1 southbound) of US 60/KY 420 Similar Singing Bridge, Young's High Bridge, High Bridge of Kentucky, Box girder bridge, Kentucky State Capitol | ||
The War Mothers Memorial Bridge is a box girder bridge that carries US 60 and KY 420 across the Kentucky River in Frankfort, Kentucky. The bridge carries approximately 12,900 cars per day as of 2009. The bridge was built in 1938. At some point, US 60 was shifted from the Singing Bridge just downstream to the War Mothers Memorial Bridge. This bridge connects Frankfort to the Kentucky State Capitol.
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