Officials install new warning signs after a dozen trucks hit low Louisville bridge during I-65 closure

Kentucky transportation officials have installed several new signs in hopes of stopping trucks from hitting a low bridge in Louisville amid a major interstate closure for construction.

Drivers in Louisville, Kentucky, are currently contending with the two-month closure of a five-mile stretch of I-65 between the Watterson Expressway (I-264) and downtown Louisville (Jefferson Street).

Since the closure began on June 1, at least 12 trucks have hit the 3rd Street bridge near Winkler Avenue and Eastern Parkway, which is marked at 11 feet, 8 inches, according to local outlet WLKY.

The bridge has been nicknamed “the can opener” by locals for the trouble that it causes for trucks.

On June 5, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet announced that there are now more than 30 signs in place on South Third Street, Eastern Parkway, and Winkler Avenue in Louisville to warn truckers away from the low bridge.

The signed I-65 detour takes traffic to I-264 (Georgia Davis Powers Expressway) on the west side of Louisville.

You can learn more about the I-65 closure here.