Bi-State Vietnam Gold Star Bridges
There is a bridge here which takes a dual carriageway over the canal.
| Lincoln Trail Bridge | 69.57 miles | |
| William H. Natcher Bridge | 48.75 miles | |
| Glover Cary Bridge | 36.41 miles | |
| Newburgh Lock | 12.96 miles | |
| Ohio - Green Junction | 2.95 miles | |
| Bi-State Vietnam Gold Star Bridges | ||
| Henderson Bridge | 6.33 miles | |
| John T. Myers Lock | 35.02 miles | |
| Shawneetown Bridge | 48.78 miles | |
| Smithland Lock No 50 | 101.16 miles | |
| Ohio - Cumberland Junction | 102.49 miles | |
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Wikipedia has a page about Bi-State Vietnam Gold Star Bridges
The Bi-State Vietnam Gold Star Twin Bridges, (usually referred to as simply The Twin Bridges, despite differences in their widths), connect Henderson, Kentucky, and Evansville, Indiana, along U.S. Route 41 (US 41), two miles (3.2 km) south of the current southern terminus of Interstate 69 (I-69). Because the bridges carry 40,000 vehicles a day across the Ohio River on average, and because the nearest alternate crossings over the Ohio River are more than 40 miles up or downstream, bottlenecks and congestion are frequent, and can be caused even by a stalled vehicle as neither bridge has shoulders, while an accident can cause travel time on the 5 mile stretch between Evansville and Henderson to take at least an hour. This problem is expected to be relieved by the planned construction of the Interstate 69 bridge over the Ohio River, which is scheduled to begin sometime in 2021.
The northbound bridge opened to traffic on July 4, 1932, and the southbound bridge opened on December 16, 1965.
Both of the Bi-State Vietnam Gold Star Bridges are cantilever bridges. The northbound bridge stands 100 feet (30 m) over the Ohio River with a main span of 720 feet (220 m), with the steel gridwork extending 100 feet (30 m) above the driving surface. The southbound span has a main span of 600 feet (180 m).
An unusual fact about the bridges is that they are entirely within Kentucky. Although the Ohio River forms most of the border between Kentucky and Indiana, the state border is based on the course of the river as it existed when Kentucky became a state in 1792. Due to the New Madrid earthquake of 1812, the river changed course to the south, leaving the land where the bridges cross the river within Kentucky.