Clay Wade Bailey Bridge
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The Clay Wade Bailey Bridge is the nearest bridge in the foreground as viewed from Downtown Cincinnati
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| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| 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) |
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| Construction cost | $13.5 million[1] |
| Opened | October 1974 |
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| Daily traffic | 12,200 |
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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
References
- ↑ http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/stories/2007/05/07/focus3.html?page=all
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External links
- Clay Wade Bailey Bridge at Bridges & Tunnels
- C&O Bridge and Clay Wade Bailey Bridge at Cincinnati-Transit.net
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Bridges of the Ohio River
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