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Wiskers didn't do it!! He's fine on the Cumberland River.
A commercial boat has hit and collapsed at least one span on the Eggner's Ferry bridge tonight. That is the Hwy 68/80 bridge between Aurora and LBL. Major impact on our area economically and terrible for the tourist industry.
I just got the news.
I was just on that bridge.
Eggner Ferry Bridge collapses after tow boat strike | WPSD Local 6 - News, Sports, Weather - Paducah KY | Local
Here is a live video of the bridge.
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Wow what a mess! I bet that was a ride.
I didn't do it!!! :yikes
No worries, Terry .... you've already been exonerated Thumbs Up Carry on, Cap'n !!
... cp :cool:
Pretty sure I crossed that bridge on my way to Irvin Cobb Resort last spring.
Well that sucks. That means that I will have to go all the way to Benton to get to my brothers April 1st.:mad:
Come on over ,Chuck. You've got more friends on this side of the lakes than on the east side anyway.Quote:
Originally Posted by chuckauten
Yall see that that pile of steel on the bow of that boat?! Man that would make 1 heck of a crappie bed!
Glad to know that I wasn't the only one that thought of that. :biggrin
What happened to all the pictures that were here last night?
The pictures are on the main forum under a post by the sameQuote:
Originally Posted by jigflinger
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Now I'm worried. I was thinking the same thing Wiskers was thinking too. I was wondering if I would have to go from mono to braid to handle rubbing up against the steel and how many jigs would I lose. rotfl
Are they going to drop it near there or drag it out of the area? That shoreline area could use some more structure.
It's my understanding Chaunc that the owners of the boat are responsible for removing the debris. They are waiting on clean-up crews. With metal prices as high as they are I bet they will salvage all they can. Years ago my Dad had a welding shop and he and I salvaged an iron old county bridge across a creek and those beams weigh a ton. They will be probably be required to, or at least want to salvage eveything that might have dropped in the lake. There is a lot on the bow but I bet just as much has dropped in. We won't have much left to fish around when they are done. I have done a lot of good in Rhodes and Vickers. I would love to have some new spots in either. But if I do I guess I will have to put them out myself. banghead
Acording to the people at Kenlake, the rest of the bridge seems to be moving, and shifting slightly.
So they are monitoring that.
If the bridge is shifting, like they say it is, then they can't repair it, they will just have to rebuild a new bridge. This is what the people at Kenlake told me yesterday.
The Lousiville news reported that the state, COE and Coast guard was sending divers down today to look at the bridge pilings also they were going to put on sensors to detect any movement.
What does the future hold for the Eggners Ferry Bridge? | WPSD Local 6 - News, Sports, Weather - Paducah KY | Local
Photo Gallery: Eggners Ferry Bridge collapse | WPSD Local 6 - News, Sports, Weather - Paducah KY | Local
Photo Gallery: Eggners Ferry Bridge collapse | WPSD Local 6 - News, Sports, Weather - Paducah KY | Local
They have plans for a new bridge. Already done the core drilling. I doubt they will repair it just ti tear it back down in a few years. I imagine they will leave anything on the bottom that has over 25' of water over it at winter pool. JMO.
Could make for some great Crappie habitat in the future.
I hope they build the new bridge a little sooner than what they had originally planned for.
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Originally Posted by Wiskers