Clay Wade Bailey Bridge
Clay Wade Bailey Bridge | |
|---|---|
 The Clay Wade Bailey Bridge is the nearest bridge in the foreground | |
| Coordinates | 39°5′28.0″N 84°31′9.5″W / 39.091111°N 84.519306°WCoordinates: 39°5′28.0″N 84°31′9.5″W / 39.091111°N 84.519306°W |
| Carries | 3 lanes of    US 25 / US 42 / US 127 |
| Crosses | Ohio River |
| Locale | Covington, Kentucky and Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Cantilever bridge |
| Longest span | 206 meters (676 feet) |
| History | |
| Construction cost | $13.5 million[1] |
| Opened | October 1974 |
| Statistics | |
| Daily traffic | 12,200 |
| Location | |
 | |
The Clay Wade Bailey Bridge is a cantilever bridge carrying U.S. Route 42 and U.S. Route 127 across the Ohio River, connecting Cincinnati, Ohio and Covington, Kentucky. This also marks the termination of U.S. Route 25. The bridge's main span is 675 feet (206 m). It is a 3-lane bridge; Two lanes are dedicated to travel each way and the middle lane is a reversible lane, meaning the direction of travel of the middle lane changes according to the time of day.
The bridge was named after a prominent political reporter for The Kentucky Post, Clay Wade Bailey;[2][3] it is not a bailey bridge.
See also[]
Transport portal
Engineering portal
United States portal
Ohio portal- List of crossings of the Ohio River
References[]
- ^ "Bridge forces push forward, pull together - Cincinnati Business Courier".
- ^ Winternitz, Felix (November 18, 2008). Insiders' Guide to Cincinnati. Globe Pequot. p. 21. ISBN 9780762748655. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
- ^ Rutledge, Mike (December 30, 2007). "Some little-known facts about the Cincinnati Post". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Gannett Company. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
External links[]
- Clay Wade Bailey Bridge at Bridges & Tunnels
- C&O Bridge and Clay Wade Bailey Bridge at Cincinnati-Transit.net
Bridges of the Ohio River | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ||||
 | This article about a bridge in Kentucky is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by . |
| This article about a bridge in Ohio is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by . |
Categories:
- Bridges in Cincinnati
- Bridges completed in 1974
- Bridges over the Ohio River
- U.S. Route 25
- U.S. Route 42
- Road bridges in Kentucky
- Road bridges in Ohio
- U.S. Route 127
- Bridges of the United States Numbered Highway System
- Roads with a reversible lane
- Cantilever bridges in the United States
- Southern United States bridge (structure) stubs
- Kentucky building and structure stubs
- Kentucky transportation stubs
- Midwestern United States bridge (structure) stubs
- Ohio building and structure stubs
- Ohio transportation stubs