Cairo Mississippi River Bridge

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Cairo Mississippi River Bridge
Carries	2 lanes of US 60/US 62
Crosses	Mississippi River
Locale	Bird's Point, Missouri and Cairo, Illinois
Design	Cantilever bridge
Longest span	701 feet (214 m)
Total length	5,175 feet (1,577 m)
Clearance below	114 feet (35 m)
Opening date	1929
Coordinates	36°58′43″N, 89°08′52″W

The Cairo Mississippi River Bridge is a cantilever bridge carrying U.S. Route 60 and U.S. Route 62 across the Mississippi River between Bird's Point, Missouri and Cairo, Illinois.

Traveling downstream, the Cairo Mississippi River Bridge is the last bridge across the Mississippi River before the confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers.

[edit] See also

• List of crossings of the Upper Mississippi River

Bridges of the Mississippi River Upstream Cairo I-57 Bridge Cairo Mississippi River Bridge Downstream Caruthersville Bridge