Officials announced the complete closure of the Sherman Minton Bridge Friday afternoon, as rehabilitation work continues.
According to a news release from Sherman Minton Renewal, crews were working on concrete repairs and found that a part of the bridge deck needed immediate inspection and possible repairs before traffic can cross safely.
Work has been ongoing on a major rehabilitation project to extend the life of the more than six-decade-old bridge, which connects the two states via Interstate 64 and U.S. 150.
Alternative routes include Interstate 265 and 65, according to the release.
The closure comes a week after an accident left a semi-truck dangling off the Clark Memorial Bridge. Officials reopened it to traffic after more than a day of closures.
The Sherman Minton and Clark Memorial bridges are the only two non-tolled options to cross between Kentucky and Indiana in the area.
Coverage of Southern Indiana is funded, in part, by Samtec Inc., the Hazel & Walter T. Bales Foundation, and the Caesars Foundation of Floyd County.
