Officials with Kentucky Transportation Cabinet said the U.S. 51 Ohio (Cairo) River Bridge between Wickliffe, Kentucky and Cairo, Illinois closed at Friday, March 2 at 6 p.m.

Drivers should be aware because it creates a more than 80-mile detour between Wickliffe and Cairo via Interstate 24 and Interstate 57 through southern Illinois.

Ballard County E-911 posted that US 51 N. going to and from Cairo is closed.