Brookport Bridge
| Brookport Bridge | |
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| Coordinates | 37°06′53″N 88°37′45″W / 37.11465°N 88.62915°WCoordinates: 37°06′53″N 88°37′45″W / 37.11465°N 88.62915°W |
| Carries | 2 lanes of  US 45
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| Crosses | Ohio River |
| Locale | Paducah, KY and Brookport, IL |
| Official name | Irvin S. Cobb Bridge |
| 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) |
| Clearance above | 14.1 ft (4.3 m) |
| History | |
| Construction end | 1929 |
The Brookport Bridge (officially the Irvin S. Cobb Bridge) 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.
The bridge is named after Irvin S. Cobb, an author and journalist who was born in Paducah.
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