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Henderson Bridge (Ohio River) CSX Transportation: Union Township and Henderson: 1932 Bi-State Vietnam Gold Star Bridges: US 41: Evansville and Henderson (crosses the river entirely within the state of Kentucky at this point) 1932, 1965
Name (as assigned by -HAER) Status Type [2] Built Documented Carries Crosses Location County Coordinates KY-28: U.S. Route 27 Central Bridge: Replaced Cantilever: 1890 1989 US 27: Ohio River: Cincinnati, Ohio, and Newport, Kentucky: Hamilton County, Ohio, and Campbell County, Kentucky
Howe truss covered bridge Kirker Covered Bridge: ca. 1865-70: 1975-10-29 West Union: Adams: Kingpost truss bridge, named for Ohio's second governor Knowlton Covered Bridge: ca. 1860, ca. 1890: 1980-03-11 Rinards Mills
The Ohio River at Cairo is 281,500 cu ft/s (7,960 m 3 /s); [1] and the Mississippi River at Thebes, Illinois, which is upstream of the confluence, is 208,200 cu ft/s (5,897 m 3 /s). [66] The Ohio River flow is greater than that of the Mississippi River, so hydrologically the Ohio River is the main stream of the river system.
The Triple Whipple Bridge, also known as the Laughery Creek Bridge, spans 300 feet (0.091 km) of Laughery Creek, near the creek's mouth at the Ohio River. The bridge was built in 1878 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Company of Canton, Ohio. Its unusual name relates to its design - it is the last triple-intersection Pratt truss bridge in the United ...
Evansville was a major stop for steamboats along the Ohio River, and it was the home port for a number of companies engaged in trade via the river. [12] Three of Evansville's most iconic buildings – the Old Post Office from the 1870s, Willard Library from the 1880s, and the Old Courthouse from the 1890s – are monuments from those active ...
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. Clements was governor of Kentucky in 1947–50 and U.S. senator in 1950–56.
The Markland Locks and Dam is a concrete dam bridge and locks that span the Ohio River. It is 1395 feet (425.2 m) long, and connects Gallatin County, Kentucky, and Switzerland County, Indiana. The locks and dam were reviewed by the Board of Engineers for River