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\nThousands of Kentuckians and Hoosiers streamed onto the new Abraham Lincoln Bridge Saturday (12\/05) to share a once-in-a-lifetime experience, walking the massive cable-stay bridge before it opens to traffic next week.<\/p>\n

Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear and Indiana Governor Mike Pence, joined by local, state and federal leaders, cut the ribbon to open the six-lane, 2,100-foot-long bridge to a crowd of excited citizens.<\/p>\n

Nearly 100 leaders were among the first to officially cross the bridge in a caravan that included Kentucky-made vehicles and a TARC bus.<\/p>\n

It was Governor Beshear and former Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels who ended decades of debate and forged a solution to build two new bridges across the Ohio River.<\/p>\n

The Abraham Lincoln Bridge, an improved John F. Kennedy Bridge and reconstructed interchanges in downtown Louisville and Jeffersonville are just part of the $2.3 billion Bridges Project. The investment includes the East End Crossing, a new bridge between Utica, Indiana, and Prospect, Kentucky, which will complete a long-sought cross-river connection to improve transportation and spur economic development in the region.<\/p>\n

Thousands of visitors received a keepsake medallion to mark the historic event. The silver medallion includes a rendering of the new bridge and hangs from a red, white and blue ribbon.<\/p>\n

Photo and \u201cselfie\u201d stations across the bridge encouraged walkers to snap pictures of themselves on the bridge and share on social media, tagged #walkthebridge.<\/p>\n

Many people completed the mile-long loop, walking from the base of the Jeffersonville ramp to the bridge\u2019s southern end at the Kentucky shore and back.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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