ELIZABETHTOWN, KY (WAVE) – Paducah and Louisville Railway announced Feb. 21 that it will undertake a $9 million effort to replace a bridge built in the 1880’s that uses its tracks.
Next to Fort Knox, one of the two Muldraugh railroad bridges known as “Bridges to the Past,” will be replaced by a bridge 83 feet tall, spanning 570 feet. The railway says it will ensure freight service on the bridge is safe and reliable.
“This bridge provides an important link from western Kentucky, the Hardin County – Meade County area, Fort Knox and Louisville,” said Paducah and Louisville Railway representative Tom Garrett.
The bridge construction will support about 290 jobs in Hardin County.
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Submitted by Bill Grady