Irvin S. Cobb Bridge

Irvin S. Cobb Bridge

Infobox Bridge
bridge_name=Irvin S. Cobb Bridge


caption=Also known as the Brookport Bridge
official_name=Irvin S. Cobb Bridge
carries=2 lanes of US 45
crosses=Ohio River
locale=Paducah, KY and Brookport, IL
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design=Truss bridge
mainspan=convert|711.0|ft|m|1
length=convert|5385.8|ft|m|1
width=convert|19.7|ft|m|1
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clearance=convert|14.1|ft|m|1
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complete=1929
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lat=37.11465
long=-88.62915The Irvin S. Cobb Bridge (also known as the Brookport Bridge) is a ten-span, 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.cite web |url=http://bridgehunter.com/il/massac/brookport/ |date=2005-07-09 |accessdate=2007-08-01 |author=Baughn, James, et. al |title=Brookport Bridge]

The bridge is named after Irvin S. Cobb, an author and journalist who was born in Paducah.

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