Brookport Bridge
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Brookport Bridge | |
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Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Carries | 2 lanes of US 45 |
Crosses | Ohio River |
Locale | Paducah, KY and Brookport, IL |
Official name | Irvin S. Cobb Bridge |
Characteristics | |
Design | Truss bridge |
Total length | 5,385.8 ft (1,641.6 m) |
Width | 19.7 ft (6.0 m) |
Longest span | 711.0 ft (216.7 m) |
Clearance above | 14.1 ft (4.3 m) |
History | |
Construction end | 1929 |
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 across the Ohio River in the U.S. states of Illinois and Kentucky. It runs from Paducah, Kentucky north to Brookport, Illinois.[1]
The bridge is named after Irvin S. Cobb, an author and journalist who was born in Paducah.
References
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External links
- Brookport-Paducah Bridge (US 45) at Bridges & Tunnels
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- Bridges over the Ohio River
- Road bridges in Illinois
- Road bridges in Kentucky
- Steel bridges in the United States
- Truss bridges in the United States
- Bridges on the U.S. Highway System
- U.S. Route 45
- Buildings and structures in Massac County, Illinois
- Buildings and structures in Paducah, Kentucky
- Bridges completed in 1929
- U.S. Highway stubs
- Illinois bridge (structure) stubs
- Southern United States bridge (structure) stubs
- Kentucky building and structure stubs
- Kentucky transportation stubs