Evansville, Ind. (Oct. 29, 2025) – Nearly 50 additional large, concrete beams will be delivered and set in November for another bridge that is part of Section 3 of the I-69 Ohio River Crossing (ORX), the approach work in Evansville.
The 48 concrete beams range in length from 134 feet to 163 feet long. Four beams are expected to be delivered each day, with one beam transported per truck. Beam delivery and setting is expected to begin Monday, Nov. 3 and continue through Friday, Nov. 21.
Daily deliveries are expected each week, Monday through Thursday. As beams are delivered, two short-term rolling closures lasting about five to 10 minutes each are expected on U.S. 41 to allow delivery vehicles to safely make the left turn from southbound U.S. 41 to Waterworks Road (about ½ mile north of the U.S. 41 bridges). Deliveries are anticipated between 1 and 4 p.m. The beams are being delivered from Decatur, Ind.
Message boards along U.S. 41 will remind drivers of these closures. The schedule may be adjusted due to the weather and is subject to change.
Evansville Approach Work
Three approach bridges are being built in Evansville. The substructure includes steel piles and piers that support the bridge’s superstructure. The superstructure includes beams and bridge decks.
Beams for the first approach bridge, which is nearly 4,000 feet long, were set this summer. The 84 beams were 188 feet long and each weighed about 100 tons. Three pours are expected for
the concrete deck. The first is expected in early November. Each of the pours will last about 12 hours and require around 170 truckloads of concrete. The pours will happen overnight.
Beams for the third and final approach bridge are expected to be delivered and set next year.
The approach bridges mark the path to the future I-69 bridge. They will provide all-weather access for crews to build the I-69 bridge. The approach bridges and roadways in Evansville will open to traffic after completion of the bridge, currently estimated to be in 2031.
Construction on ORX Section 3 is expected to be 60% complete by the end of this year and is on schedule to be complete by late 2026.
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The I-69 Ohio River Crossing (I-69 ORX) is divided into three sections for construction. I-69 Section 1 focuses on improvements in Henderson and extends from KY 425 to U.S. 60. I-69 Section 3 focuses on part of the approach roadways and bridges in Indiana. I-69 ORX Section 2 includes the four-lane river crossing connecting Evansville, Ind, and Henderson, Ky. Find more information at www.I69OhioRiverCrossing.com.
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