Jesse Stuart Memorial Bridge

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**Jesse Stuart Memorial Bridge**
Carries	Ohio State Route 253
Crosses	Ohio River
Locale	Franklin Furnace, Ohio and Grays Branch, Kentucky
Maintained by	Kentucky Transportation Cabinet
Design	Causeway
Opening date	1984

The Jesse Stuart Memorial Bridge is a causeway on top of the Greenup Locks and Dam. The bridge, named after author and Greenup County, Kentucky native Jesse Stuart, was completed in 1984 and carries Kentucky Route 10 (unsigned) from the AA Highway/U.S. 23 intersection to the bridge itself, where it becomes State Route 253 to US 52. The Ohio approach had a ramp to a rest area operated by the Ohio Department of Transportation, however, it was closed after the September 11 attacks due to terrorism concerns since the rest area is adjacent to the Greenup Locks and Dam. It has reopened. There is, however, a park on the Kentucky side of the bridge which has since reopened for fishing and recreation. This park is operated by the United States Army Corps of Engineers.