The Clay Wade Bailey Bridge is a
cantilever bridge carrying
U.S. Route 42
U.S. Route 42 (US 42) is an east–west United States highway that runs southwest–northeast for from Louisville, Kentucky to Cleveland, Ohio. The route has several names including Pearl Road from Cleveland to Medina in Northeast Ohio, Readin ...
and
U.S. Route 127 across the
Ohio River
The Ohio River is a long river in the United States. It is located at the boundary of the Midwestern and Southern United States, flowing southwesterly from western Pennsylvania to its mouth on the Mississippi River at the southern tip of Illino ...
, connecting
Cincinnati, Ohio and
Covington, Kentucky. This also marks the termination of
U.S. Route 25. The bridge's main span is . 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;
it is not a
bailey bridge.
See also
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List of crossings of the Ohio River
References
External links
Clay Wade Bailey Bridgeat Bridges & Tunnels
at Cincinnati-Transit.net
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
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