Cairo, Illinois – If you are traveling to Kentucky this week leave a littler earlier as the US 51 Ohio River Bridge will be one lane between 8:00 a.m. – 5 p.m. each day.  Delays should be minimal. 

According to the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, the bridge will be inspected daily over the next two weeks. 

Drivers should be alert for equipment, flaggers, and inspectors on the bridge deck close to traffic flow. 

Every two years the Wickliffe-Cairo Bridge gets a detailed inspection with long-span river and lake bridges getting an additional walk-through inspection every year.