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. 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. U.S. Highway 25 is a north-south US highway in the eastern United States of America that now connects Cincinnati, Ohio at the Ohio River to Brunswick, Georgia near the Atlantic Ocean. ... United States Highway 42 is an east-west United States highway that runs northeast-southwest for 355 miles from Cleveland, Ohio to Louisville, Kentucky. ... United States Highway 127 is a north-south United States highway. ... Ohio River viewed from Liberty Hill in Ripley, Ohio. ... Downtown Covington has many wooded streets and historic buildings Covington is a city located in Kenton County, Kentucky. ... Flag Seal Nickname: The Queen City Location Location in Hamilton County, Ohio Coordinates , Government Country State County United States Ohio Hamilton Mayor Mark L. Mallory (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 206. ... A cantilever bridge is a bridge built using cantilevers: structures that project horizontally into space, supported on only one end. ... AADT - Annual Average Daily Traffic flow - is a term used mainly in transportation planning, but increasingly for websites. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1974 calendar). ... A cantilever bridge is a bridge built using cantilevers: structures that project horizontally into space, supported on only one end. ... United States Highway 42 is an east-west United States highway that runs northeast-southwest for 355 miles from Cleveland, Ohio to Louisville, Kentucky. ... United States Highway 127 is a north-south United States highway. ... Ohio River viewed from Liberty Hill in Ripley, Ohio. ... Flag Seal Nickname: The Queen City Location Location in Hamilton County, Ohio Coordinates , Government Country State County United States Ohio Hamilton Mayor Mark L. Mallory (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 206. ... Downtown Covington has many wooded streets and historic buildings Covington is a city located in Kenton County, Kentucky. ... U.S. Highway 25 is a north-south US highway in the eastern United States of America that now connects Cincinnati, Ohio at the Ohio River to Brunswick, Georgia near the Atlantic Ocean. ... Typical striping on an old-style suicide lane setup in the United States. ...

The bridge was named after a prominent Kentucky newspaper reporter. The name however has led to confusion among people who are knowledgeable as to bridge designs, as the bridge is a cantilever and not a bailey bridge. Bailey bridge over the Coppename river at Witagron, Suriname. ...

See also

• List of crossings of the Ohio River

This is a list of bridges and other crossings of the Ohio River from the Mississippi River at Cairo, Illinois upstream to the split into the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. ...

External Links

• C&O Bridge and Clay Wade Bailey Bridge at Cincinnati-Transit.net
• Clay Wade Bailey Bridge at Bridges & Tunnels.

Bridges of the Ohio River
Upstream John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge KY 17	Clay Wade Bailey Bridge	Downstream C&O Railroad Bridge