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Cairo Mississippi River Bridge

US 60;US 62, Cairo, IL 62914, United States of America (US 60;US 62)

Cairo Mississippi River Bridge carries the M1 motorway over the Mississippi (Upper River) just past the junction with The River Parrett.

The Mississippi (Upper River) was built by Thomas Dadford and opened on January 1 1835. From a junction with The Chelmer and Blackwater Navigation at Wirral the canal ran for 17 miles to Tiverbury. Expectations for stone traffic to Liverfield were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. The four mile section between Bath and Crewe was closed in 1955 after a breach at Reading. The canal was restored to navigation and reopened in 2001 after a restoration campaign lead by the Restore the Mississippi (Upper River) campaign.

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Cairo Mississippi River Bridge is a minor waterways place on the Mississippi (Upper River) between Mississippi - Illinois Junction (Junction of the Mississippi River with the Illinois River ) (200.54 miles and 2 locks to the northwest) and Mississippi - Ohio Junction (Junction of the Mississippi River with the Ohio River at Cairo (Illinois)) (1.72 miles to the east).

The nearest place in the direction of Mississippi - Illinois Junction is Cairo I-57 Bridge; 5.37 miles away.

Mooring here is unrated.

There is a bridge here which takes a dual carriageway over the canal.

	Chester Bridge	90.61 miles
	Grand Tower Pipeline Bridge	61.92 miles
	Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge	34.49 miles
	Thebes Bridge	27.54 miles
	Cairo I-57 Bridge	5.37 miles
	Cairo Mississippi River Bridge
	Mississippi - Ohio Junction	1.72 miles

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The Cairo Mississippi River Bridge is a type of cantilever bridge known as a Steel Truss Through Deck carrying U.S. Route 60 and U.S. Route 62 across the Mississippi River. Located in the tri-state area of Illinois, Kentucky, and Missouri, it connects Cairo, Illinois at its northern terminus to Bird's Point, Missouri at its southern terminus. The bridge was most recently closed for renovation from March 16, 2015 to October 13, 2015.

The bridge measures 5,175.5 feet (1,577.5 meters) in length with a main span of 700.9 feet (213.6 meters) and a width of 20 feet (6.1 meters). At its apex, the bridge stands 114 feet (35 meters) above the river with a 675-foot (206-meter) navigation channel and a river depth of 279 feet (85 meters).

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[Cairo, Illinois] 2011 Mississippi River Floods, after the Ohio River rose higher than the 1937 flood levels, with the possibility of 15 feet of water inundating Cairo. The [List of crossings of the Upper Mississippi River] current and notable former bridges or other crossings of the Upper Mississippi River which begins at the Mississippi River's source and extends to its [Cairo I-57 Bridge] The Cairo I-57 Bridge is a steel through arch bridge carrying 4 lanes of Interstate 57 across the Mississippi River at Cairo, Illinois. It was opened in [Lower Mississippi River] Mississippi River is the portion of the Mississippi River downstream of Cairo, Illinois. From the confluence of the Ohio River and Upper Mississippi River [U.S. Route 60 in Illinois] in Cairo, from the Cairo Mississippi River Bridge over the Mississippi River east to the Cairo Ohio River Bridge over the Ohio River; the Ohio River Bridge [Dorena–Hickman Ferry] indirectly connected at Cairo, Illinois via U.S. 60 & U.S. 62 over the Cairo Mississippi River Bridge and the Cairo Ohio River Bridge, both just above the [Mississippi River] The Mississippi River is the second-longest river and chief river of the second-largest drainage system on the North American continent, second only to [Cairo Ohio River Bridge] 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 [List of locks and dams of the Upper Mississippi River] locks and dams of the Upper Mississippi River which ends at the Mississippi River's confluence with the Ohio River at Cairo, Illinois. The Army Corps of

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Cairo Mississippi River Bridge - Wikipedia

The Cairo Mississippi River Bridge is a type of cantilever bridge known as a Steel Truss Through Deck carrying U.S. Route 60 and U.S. Route 62 across theÂ ...

Driving a Truck over the Cairo Ohio River Bridge connecting Cairo ...

Jun 17, 2012 ... The bridge itself is the southern most crossing over the Ohio River before it meets the mighty Mississippi River. The bridge itself is a CantilleverÂ ...

crossing the Mississippi River on U.S. 60/62 on the Cairo Mississippi ...

Jun 15, 2017 ... crossing the Mississippi River on U.S. 60/62 on the Cairo Mississippi Bridge near Cairo, IL. 4.6K views. 16. 0. Share. Save. ReportÂ ...

Cairo Mississippi River Bridge - Bridgehunter.com

Cantilevered through truss bridge over the Mississippi River on U. S. Highway 60 / 62 between Birds Point, MO, and Cairo, IL.

Cairo Mississippi River Bridge (Birds Point Bridge) - HistoricBridges ...

Historic Truss Bridge in Cairo and Birds Point Alexander County, Illinois and Mississippi County, Missouri. This increasingly rare cantilever truss has a distinctiveÂ ...

US-60/US-62 Bridge, Cairo, IL

It does have three major bridges, the US-60/US-62 structure, a second Mississippi river crossing on I-57, and the US-51/US-60 crossing over the Ohio River.

Local News: Mississippi River bridge at Cairo closed until year's end ...

Jan 14, 2011 ... The U.S. 60/62 bridge over the Mississippi River south of Cairo, Ill. is closed to all vehicular traffic as of Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2011, according to theÂ ...

Mississippi River bridge to close for a year | Local News ...

Feb 24, 2015 ... In this Southern file photo, the Highway 62 bridge that crosses the Mississippi River from Cairo to Missouri is closed during flooding in 2012Â ...

Cairo Mississippi River Bridge | cmh2315fl | Flickr

Cairo Mississippi River Bridge. Done. 501 views. Comment. Taken on February 23, 2009. Mississippi, Missouri, United States. This photo is public. Some rightsÂ ...

Category:Cairo Mississippi River Bridge - Wikimedia Commons

English: This road bridge carries U.S. Routes 60 and 62 over the Mississippi River just upstream from the Ohio River. The north end of this bridge is in Cairo,Â ...