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Cairo Ohio River Bridge

 
Cairo Road, Alexander County, IL 62914, United States of America (US 51;US 60;US 62)
 

Cairo Ohio River Bridge carries the road from Luton to Norwich over the Ohio River near to Bradford Aqueduct.

The Act of Parliament for the Ohio River was passed on 17 September 1816 and 37 thousand shares were sold the same day. Restoration of Wealden Inclined plane was funded by a donation from the Ohio River Society

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Cairo Ohio River Bridge is a minor waterways place on the Ohio River between Ohio - Tennessee Junction (Junction of the Ohio River with the Tennessee River) (60.93 miles and 3 locks to the east) and Mississippi - Ohio Junction (Junction of the Mississippi River with the Ohio River at Cairo (Illinois)) (2.12 miles to the southeast).
 
 
The nearest place in the direction of Ohio - Tennessee Junction is Cairo Rail Bridge; 4.04 miles away.

Mooring here is unrated.

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

 
 
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The Cairo Ohio River Bridge is a cantilever bridge carrying U.S. Route 51, U.S. Route 60, and U.S. Route 62 across the Ohio River between Wickliffe, Kentucky 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 westward.

This is an authorized truck route.

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[Cairo, Illinois] 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 United [List of crossings of the Ohio River] This is a complete list of current bridges and other crossings of the Ohio River from the Mississippi River at Cairo, Illinois upstream to the split into [Cairo Mississippi River Bridge] 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 [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 [Ohio River] The Ohio River is a 981-mile (1,579 km) long river in the United States. It is located in the Midwestern and Southern United States, flowing southwesterly [Cairo Rail Bridge] Cairo Rail Bridge is the name of two bridges crossing the Ohio River near Cairo, Illinois. The original was an 1889 George S. Morison through truss and [Dorena–Hickman Ferry] 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 mouth of the Ohio River [List of crossings of the Upper Mississippi River] confluence with the Ohio River at Cairo, Illinois. Confluence with the Ohio River (See List of crossings of the Lower Mississippi River) List of crossings of [Great River Road] Kentucky at Cairo and leaving at Chester. It follows US 51 off the Cairo Ohio River Bridge through Cairo, and then IL 3 paralleling the river to near Chester
 
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Cairo Ohio River Bridge - Wikipedia
The Cairo Ohio River Bridge is a cantilever bridge carrying U.S. Route 51, U.S. Route 60, and U.S. Route 62 across the Ohio River between and Wickliffe, Kentucky 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 ...
Bridgehunter.com | Cairo Ohio River Bridge
Cantilevered through truss over the Ohio River on US 51/60/62 between Cairo, Illinois and Wickliffe, Kentucky.
Driving a Truck over the Cairo Ohio River Bridge connecting Cairo ...
Jun 17, 2012 ... This is the Cairo Ohio Bridge that carries US Highways 51, 60, and 62. It connects the town of Cairo, Illinois with Wickliffe, Kentucky. The bridge itself is the southern most crossing over the Ohio River before it meets the mighty Mississippi River. The bridge itself is a Cantillever bridge that opened in 1937. the ...
Cairo Ohio River Bridge - HistoricBridges.org
Historic Truss Bridge in Cairo Alexander County, Illinois and Ballard County, Kentucky. Designed by a noted engineering firm, this large cantilever truss bridge is noted for its multiple tower configuration.
Driving across the Cairo Ohio River Bridge - YouTube
Mar 9, 2011 ... Carries US 51-60-62 from Cairo, Illinois to Wickliffe, Kentucky. The other bridge ( Cairo Mississippi River bridge that carries US 60-62 into Missouri) is tem...
File:Cairo Ohio River Bridge at sunset.jpg - Wikimedia Commons
Dec 19, 2017 ... This image was originally posted to Flickr by Wurstundgritz at https://www.flickr. com/photos/24863346@N06/3236873082. It was reviewed on 28 July 2014 by FlickreviewR and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-by-2.0.
US 51 at 'Cairo' Bridge opened Friday morning - KFVS12 News ...
Jan 8, 2016 ... The US 51 Ohio River "Cairo" Bridge opened at 7 a.m. Friday.
File:Cairo Ohio River Bridge PA250458.JPG - Wikimedia Commons
Jan 5, 2018 ... English: West approach of the Cairo Ohio River Bridge over the Ohio River. Date, 25 October 2008, 10:23:52. Source, Own work. Author, Chris Light. Licensing[edit ]. I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby publish it under the following license: w:en:Creative Commons attribution share alike, This file is ...
Ohio River at Cairo
Historic Crests (1) 61.72 ft on 05/02/2011 (2) 59.50 ft on 02/03/1937 (3) 56.50 ft on 04/03/1975 (4) 56.40 ft on 04/20/1927 (5) 56.20 ft on 03/11/1997. Show More Historic Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Recent Crests (1) 52.15 ft on 05/08/2017 (2) 40.56 ft on 04/11/2017 (3) 43.68 ft on 03/01/2016
Ohio River Bridge near Cairo Illinois. | Old Historic Bridges ...
Photo #: NH 100025 U.S. Navy Torpedo Craft at Cairo, Illinois During their Mississippi River cruise, 26 September 1909. Photographed by A.E. Kerr. They are (from left to right): USS Wilkes (Torpedo Boat # 35); USS Thornton (Torpedo Boat # 33); USS Tingey (Torpedo Boat # 34); and USS Macdonough (Destroyer # 9).