Sherman Minton Bridge Reopens

{Louisville, Kentucky}...The Sherman Minton Bridge that connects southern Indiana and Louisville, Kentucky reopened late Friday, more than five months after a crack was found in load-bearing steel. The nearly 50 year old steel span connecting Kentucky and Indiana along Interstate 64 had been closed since September 9th. Hall Contracting, which won a $13.9 million contract to repair the bridge, had until March 1st to finish the work but was offered a $100,000-a-day incentive - up to $5 million - for completing the work before the deadline. There is still some work to be done on the bridge, including painting the new steel plates and removing the working platforms.