Irvin S. Cobb Bridge - Paducah, KY
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nomadwillie
N 37° 06.809 W 088° 37.773
16S E 355219 N 4108703
The Irvin S Cobb Bridge is also known as the Brookport Bridge.
Waymark Code: WMGKNK
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 03/17/2013
Views: 3
The Irvin S. Cobb Bridge (also known as the Brookport Bridge) is a ten-span, steel deck (grate), narrow two-lane truss bridge that carries U.S. Route 45 across the Ohio River in the U.S. states of Illinois and Kentucky. It runs from Paducah, Kentucky north to Brookport, Illinois.
The bridge is named after Irvin S. Cobb, an author and journalist who was born in Paducah.
Parking Coordinates:: N 37° 06.526 W 088° 37.896
Date Built: 01/01/1929
Length of Span:
5,385.8 ft.
www:
http://bridgehunter.com/il/massac/brookport/
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