Carries 2 lanes of US 45 Longest span 711.0 ft (216.7 m) Total length 1,642 m Location Paducah | Design Truss bridge Opened 1929 Width 6 m | |
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Similar Ohio River, Cairo Ohio River Bridge, Lincoln Trail Bridge, William H Natcher Bridge, Cairo Rail Bridge | ||
The Brookport Bridge (officially the Irvin S. Cobb Bridge) is a ten-span, steel deck (grate), narrow two-lane truss bridge that carries U.S. Route 45 (US 45) across the Ohio River in the U.S. states of Illinois and Kentucky. It connects Paducah, Kentucky north to Brookport, Illinois.
The bridge is named after Irvin S. Cobb, an author and journalist who was born in Paducah.
Driving across the brookport bridge
References
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