Brookport Bridge, the Glossary
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.[1]
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13 relations: Alben W. Barkley, Brookport, Illinois, Calvin Coolidge, Illinois, Interstate 24 Bridge, Irvin S. Cobb, Kentucky, Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, List of crossings of the Ohio River, Ohio River, Paducah, Kentucky, Shawneetown Bridge, Truss bridge.
- 1929 establishments in Kentucky
- Road bridges in Kentucky
- U.S. Route 45
Alben W. Barkley
Alben William Barkley (November 24, 1877 – April 30, 1956) was an American lawyer and politician from Kentucky who served as the 35th vice president of the United States from 1949 to 1953 under President Harry S. Truman.
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Brookport, Illinois
Brookport is a city in Massac County, Illinois, United States.
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Calvin Coolidge
Calvin Coolidge (born John Calvin Coolidge Jr.;; July 4, 1872January 5, 1933) was an American attorney and politician who served as the 30th president of the United States from 1923 to 1929.
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Illinois
Illinois is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States.
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Interstate 24 Bridge
The Interstate 24 Bridge may refer to one of two distinct bridges on Interstate 24. Brookport Bridge and Interstate 24 Bridge are bridges over the Ohio River, Road bridges in Illinois and Road bridges in Kentucky.
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Irvin S. Cobb
Irvin Shrewsbury Cobb (June 23, 1876 – March 11, 1944) was an American author, humorist, editor and columnist from Paducah, Kentucky, who relocated to New York in 1904, living there for the remainder of his life.
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Kentucky
Kentucky, officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States.
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Kentucky Transportation Cabinet
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) is Kentucky's state-funded agency charged with building and maintaining federal highways and Kentucky state highways, as well as regulating other transportation related issues.
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List of crossings of the Ohio River
This is a complete list of current bridges and other crossings of the Ohio River from the mouth at the Mississippi River at Cairo, Illinois to the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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Ohio River
The Ohio River is a river in the United States.
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Paducah, Kentucky
Paducah is a home rule-class city in and the county seat of McCracken County, Kentucky, United States.
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Shawneetown Bridge
The Earle C. Clements Bridge, commonly known as the Shawneetown Bridge, is a cantilever truss bridge carrying Kentucky Route 56 and Illinois Route 13 across the Ohio River. Brookport Bridge and Shawneetown Bridge are bridges over the Ohio River, Road bridges in Illinois and Road bridges in Kentucky.
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Truss bridge
A truss bridge is a bridge whose load-bearing superstructure is composed of a truss, a structure of connected elements, usually forming triangular units.
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See also
1929 establishments in Kentucky
- Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest
- Brookport Bridge
- Commodore Apartment Building (Louisville, Kentucky)
- Dixie Chili and Deli
- Douglass School (Lexington, Kentucky)
- GAR Monument in Covington
- George Rogers Clark Memorial Bridge
- Jerry's Restaurants
- Mayo–Underwood School
- Milton–Madison Bridge
- Olive Hill High School
Road bridges in Kentucky
- Abraham Lincoln Bridge
- Ben Williamson Memorial Bridge & Simeon Willis Memorial Bridge
- Bi-State Vietnam Gold Star Bridges
- Brent Spence Bridge
- Brookport Bridge
- Cairo Ohio River Bridge
- Carl Perkins Bridge
- Carroll Lee Cropper Bridge
- Carrollton–Prestonville Bridge
- Cincinnati–Newport Bridge
- Clay Wade Bailey Bridge
- Clays Ferry Bridge
- Combs–Hehl Bridge
- Daniel Carter Beard Bridge
- Eggner's Ferry Bridge
- Interstate 24 Bridge
- Interstate 69 Ohio River Crossing
- Ironton–Russell Bridge
- Jesse Stuart Memorial Bridge
- John F. Kennedy Memorial Bridge
- Kentucky & Indiana Terminal Bridge
- Kentucky Route 2014 Bridge
- Lake Barkley Bridge
- Lewis and Clark Bridge (Ohio River)
- Lincoln Trail Bridge
- Livermore Bridge
- Markland Locks and Dam
- Matthew E. Welsh Bridge
- Milton–Madison Bridge
- Owensboro Bridge
- Shawneetown Bridge
- Sherman Minton Bridge
- Simon Kenton Memorial Bridge
- Taylor–Southgate Bridge
- War Mothers Memorial Bridge
- William H. Harsha Bridge
- William H. Natcher Bridge
U.S. Route 45
- Brookport Bridge
- Hale Interchange
- Illinois Route 1
- Illinois Route 115
- Illinois Route 25
- Illinois Route 49
- Mannheim Road
- Milwaukee Avenue (Chicago)
- Mississippi Highway 145
- Mississippi Highway 245
- Tennessee State Route 367
- U.S. Route 45
- U.S. Route 45 Alternate
- U.S. Route 45 in Alabama
- U.S. Route 45 in Illinois
- U.S. Route 45 in Kentucky
- U.S. Route 45 in Michigan
- U.S. Route 45 in Tennessee
- U.S. Route 45 in Wisconsin
- U.S. Route 45E
- U.S. Route 45W
- Wisconsin Highway 15
- Wisconsin Highway 26
- Wisconsin Highway 75
- Wisconsin Highway 76
- Wisconsin Highway 95
- Zoo Interchange
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brookport_Bridge
Also known as Irvin Cobb Bridge, Irvin S. Cobb Bridge.