Editing Interstate 64 (section)

==History==
Elements of I-64, such as the Sherman Minton bridge over the Ohio River on the Indiana–Kentucky border, were completed by the early 1960s. The Interstate was complete between St. Louis and Charleston with the completion of the 9th Street overpass in Louisville in December 1976.<ref>{{cite book |url = https://books.google.com/books?id=pXbYITw4ZesC&pg=PA418 |title = Encyclopedia of Louisville |year = 2001 |page = 418 |isbn = 0813121000 |access-date = October 4, 2014 |last1 = Kleber |first1 = John E. |publisher = University Press of Kentucky }}{{full citation needed|date=July 2018}}</ref>

In Virginia, the proposed southern route between [[Clifton Forge, Virginia|Clifton Forge]] and Richmond called for the Interstate to follow from Richmond via [[U.S. Route 360|US&nbsp;360]] and US&nbsp;460, via [[Lynchburg, Virginia|Lynchburg]] to [[Roanoke, Virginia|Roanoke]] and [[U.S. Route 220|US&nbsp;220]] from Roanoke to Clifton Forge, then west following [[U.S. Route 60|US&nbsp;60]] into West Virginia.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.lexisnexis.com/lnacui2api/api/version1/getDocCui?lni=3WPV-GT20-0094-D1YK&csi=152567,8411&hl=t&hv=t&hnsd=f&hns=t&hgn=t&oc=00240&perma=true |title = Charlottesville won, and Lynchburg lost / Routing of I-64 was major tussle |work = Richmond Times-Dispatch 1999 |via = [[LexisNexis]] |access-date = October 4, 2014 |archive-date = December 29, 2023 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231229205407/https://signin.lexisnexis.com/lnaccess/app/signin?back=https%3A%2F%2Fadvance.lexis.com%3A443%2Fnexis-uni%2Flaapi%2Fresearch%2Fhome%3Fcontext%3D1516831%26primaryipauth%3Dtrue&aci=nu |url-status = live }}{{full citation needed|date=July 2018}}</ref> The initial 1957 recommendation by a state-retained engineering consultant was for the northern route, but, due in large part to the efforts of a Virginia Senator [[Mosby Perrow Jr.]] from Lynchburg, the state changed the location to the southern route in 1959.<ref>See The Danville Bee, March 30, 1961 [http://www.newspaperarchive.com/SiteMap/FreePdfPreview.aspx?img=100318103 11-A]{{full citation needed|date=July 2018}}</ref> Despite assurances from the federal government that the route would be decided by the state, Virginia's 1959 decision was overturned in favor of the northern route through Charlottesville.

I-64 had a proposed routing around the [[U.S. Route 50|US&nbsp;50]] corridor in Illinois when the Interstates were first planned. Local pressure pushed the routing closer to the US&nbsp;460 corridor because of the cheaper cost and shorter mileage compared to the original routing,<ref>Mt. Vernon Register News, March 26, 1960{{full citation needed|date=July 2018}}</ref> but not before construction was started on a short section that is now US&nbsp;50 between [[Vincennes, Indiana]], and [[Lawrenceville, Illinois]]. It is also worth noting that the apparent route of I-64 would have taken it through the southern end of [[Carlyle Lake]] which was also under construction at this time.

I-64 signs started going up in August 1987 on the US&nbsp;40 freeway in St. Louis. This change was made in part due to truck drivers deliberately using US&nbsp;40 to avoid mandatory fines for overweight trucks.<ref name="heavytrucks">St. Louis Post-Dispatch. August 16, 1987.{{full citation needed|date=July 2018}}</ref>

On September 9, 2011, the [[Sherman Minton Bridge]] was closed down by Indiana Governor [[Mitch Daniels]] after construction crews found cracks in the main load bearing structural element. Mainline traffic was redirected to [[Interstate 265|I-265]], then south on [[Interstate 65|I-65]] across the [[John F. Kennedy Memorial Bridge]] before rejoining I-64 at the [[Kennedy Interchange]] in Louisville. Repairs were completed in a few months later, and the Sherman Minton Bridge reopened at 11:50&nbsp;pm on February 17, 2012.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.wdrb.com/story/15429799/sherman-minton-bridge-shut-down |title = Sherman Minton bridge shut down; crack found in bridge |date = September 9, 2011 |publisher = [[WDRB]] |location = Louisville, KY |access-date = September 9, 2011 |archive-date = October 4, 2011 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111004141833/http://www.wdrb.com/story/15429799/sherman-minton-bridge-shut-down |url-status = dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url = http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20110909/NEWS01/309090090/Sherman-Minton-Bridge-closed-indefinitely-due-structural-cracks?odyssey=mod%7Cmostcom |archive-url = https://archive.today/20130110181509/http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20110909/NEWS01/309090090/Sherman-Minton-Bridge-closed-indefinitely-due-structural-cracks?odyssey=mod%7Cmostcom |url-status = dead |archive-date = January 10, 2013 |title = Sherman Minton Bridge closed indefinitely due to structural cracks |date = September 9, 2011 |work = [[The Courier-Journal]] |location = Louisville, KY |access-date = September 11, 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url = http://start.toshiba.com/news/read.php?rip_id=%3CD9PN1CQ03%40news.ap.org%3E&ps=1011&page=2 |title = Traffic nightmare over closed Ohio River bridge |first1 = Brett |last1 = Barrouquere |first2 = Janet |last2 = Cappiello |agency = Associated Press |date = September 12, 2011 |access-date = September 12, 2011 |archive-date = August 20, 2014 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140820235627/http://start.toshiba.com/news/read.php?rip_id=%3CD9PN1CQ03%40news.ap.org%3E&ps=1011&page=2 |url-status = live }}</ref>