Brookport Bridge
The Brookport Bridge (officially the Paducah-Brookport Bridge 1929–43, and the Irvin S. Cobb Bridge since 1943) 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.
Brookport Bridge | |
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The bridge in 2022 | |
| Coordinates | 37.11465°N 88.62915°W |
| Carries | 2 lanes of US 45 |
| Crosses | Ohio River |
| Locale | Paducah, KY and Brookport, IL |
| Official name | Irvin S. Cobb Bridge |
| Maintained by | Kentucky Transportation Cabinet |
| 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) |
| Load limit | 15 short tons (13,607.8 kg) |
| Clearance above | 9 ft 6 in (2.9 m) |
| History | |
| Construction end | 1929 |
| Location | |
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