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William H. Natcher Bridge | |
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 View of William H. Natcher Bridge with the Rockport Generating Station in the distance. | |
| Coordinates | 37°54′04″N 87°02′02″W / 37.901172°N 87.033933°W |
| Carries | 4 lanes of  US 231 |
| Crosses | Ohio River SR 66 |
| Locale | Maceo, Kentucky to Rockport, Indiana |
| Maintained by | Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) |
| Characteristics | |
| Total length | 4,505 feet (1,373 m) |
| Width | 67 feet (20 m) |
| Longest span | 1,200 feet (370 m) (exatly 366 m) |
| History | |
| Opened | October 21, 2002 |
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The William H. Natcher Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge that carries U.S. Highway 231 over the Ohio River. The bridge connects Owensboro, Kentucky to Rockport, Indiana and opened on October 21, 2002. It is named in honor of William Huston Natcher, a former United States Representative who served Kentucky's 2nd Congressional District from 1954 until his death in 1994. The bridge project was named for Natcher only three months before his death. It is owned by the Commonwealth of Kentucky and was commissioned by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, in cooperation with the Indiana Department of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration.