Wickliffe, Ky.–The US 51 Ohio River “Cairo” Bridge is OPEN again, beginning this morning.
The bridge opened to traffic after being closed by floodwaters on the Kentucky approach levee for 6 days.
Spanning Wickcliffe, Ky., and Cairo, Illinois, the bridge provides a major north-south corridor via US 51 through Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee. It provides a major east-west corridor via US 60 and US 62 through Kentucky, Illinois, and nearby Missouri.