Brookport Bridge
Brookport Bridge | |
|---|---|
The bridge in 2022 | |
| Coordinates | 37°06′53″N 88°37′45″W / 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 | |
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.