THE KENTUCKY TRANSPORTATION CABINET HAS ANNOUNCED PLANS TO TEMPORARILY CLOSE THE U-S-45……OHIO RIVER “BROOKPORT” BRIDGE ON MONDAY
AND TUESDAY FOR AN APPROACH PAVING PROJECT……
THE BRIDGE WILL CLOSE AT EIGHT MONDAY MORNING AND REMAIN CLOSED UNTIL FIVE TUESDAY AFTERNOON……..
THERE WILL BE NO “MARKED” DETOUR……HOWEVER……DRIVERS MAY SELF-DETOUR VIA THE INTERSTATE 24 OHIO RIVER BRIDGE….WHICH IS ABOUT FOUR MILES
DOWNSTREAM IN PADUCAH……
ALSO KNOWN AT THE “IRVAN S. COBB BRIDGE”…..THE 10-SPAN BRIDGE CARRIES JUST OVER SIX-THOUSAND VEHICLES ACROSS THE OHIO RIVER EACH DAY
BETWEEN PADUCAH AND BROOKPORT-ILLINOIS…..
THE FIVE-THOUSAND-385FOOT STRUCTURE WAS OPENED TO TRAFFIC IN 1929…….
