Longest span 800 feet (240 m) Opened 1937 Width 6.1 m | Design Cantilever bridge Clearance above 19.6 feet (6.0 m) Total length 1,787 m Location Wickliffe | |
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Carries 2 lanes of US 51 / US 60 / US 62 Similar Ohio River, Cairo Rail Bridge, Brookport Bridge, Lincoln Trail Bridge, William H Natcher Bridge | ||
Driving a truck over the cairo ohio river bridge connecting cairo il to wickliffe ky
The Cairo Ohio River Bridge is a cantilever bridge carrying U.S. Route 51, U.S. Route 60, and U.S. Route 62 across the Ohio River between and Wickliffe, Kentucky and Cairo, Illinois. Of all the Ohio River crossings, it is the furthest downstream; the Mississippi River can be seen while crossing the bridge and looking westward.
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- Driving a truck over the cairo ohio river bridge connecting cairo il to wickliffe ky
- Driving across the cairo ohio river bridge
- History
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This is an authorized truck route.
Driving across the cairo ohio river bridge
History
Construction was awarded to Modjeski and Masters and the Mt. Vernon Bridge Co. It was finished in 1937 and rehabilitated in 1979. Today the Cairo Ohio River Bridge is eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places.
References
Cairo Ohio River Bridge Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA