Scheduled to open in 2016, the East End Bridge and Tunnel project will fill an existing gap in the Interstate 265 Beltway northeast of downtown Louisville and provide the first fixed Ohio River crossing (a 2,500 foot long cable-stayed bridge with a 1,200 foot main span) between the city’s northern suburbs (near Utica, Indiana) and its eastern suburbs (near Prospect, Kentucky). Currently, one must travel into downtown Louisville or north to Madison, Indiana to cross the river between these two points.

As an avid bike commuter, an aspect of the project that I really like is the inclusion of a separated 13-foot wide pedestrian/bicycle trail on the bridge for active transportation users.

The 1,680 foot long East End Tunnel is designed for the expressway to avoid adversely impacting the historic Drumanard Estate on the Kentucky side of the Ohio River.