momofkhm Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 how is that going to effect local traffic? Is it the only one to span that section of river for miles and miles or is it just a minor inconvenience? http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/01/27/kentucky-bridge-collapses-after-being-struck-by-cargo-ship/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QueenCat Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 One of my friend's uses it everyday to get to work. He's adding at least 30 minutes each way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beth S Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 (edited) We're in Paducah (45 minutes west of the bridge), and it's a big deal. Strangers have been talking about it at the store while waiting in line, etc. Our ds tutors at the local comm college, which has a deluxe Internet connection (it has a special name). Today, they had no Internet campus-wide because their connection depends on a fiber optic cable that spans that bridge. My dh and I cannot believe so much is affected by the boat accident. Are they going to string a cable across the broken portions of the bridge?!? But honestly, we love living in a rural area like this, where things like this can actually happen! (And we welcome tourists to Kentucky Lake--it really is a beautiful place to vacation in the Midwest.) :) ETA: Here's a link for 32 pictures. It is an old bridge, but a beautiful view. We drove over it last month after hiking in the Land Between the Lakes. http://www.wpsdlocal6.com/news/local/Photo-Gallery-Eggners-Ferry-Bridge-collapse--138200619.html?gallery=y&img=0&c=y Edited January 28, 2012 by Beth S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wormbuy Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 (edited) oops, I was posting about the wrong bridge! sorry I did not follow the link earlier. Edited January 28, 2012 by wormbuy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary in VA Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 (edited) Just something that has me curious about this story- all the headlines say "Bridge Collapses"- NO a huge ship ran into it! I don't get it. The stories I've seen so far don't even talk about the ship. Mary ETA: Oops, ignore me, they have updated all the stories since I originally read them. Edited January 28, 2012 by Mary in VA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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