UPCOMING BRIDGE CLOSURE - US 60/62: Alexander County, Illinois and Mississippi County, Missouri

The Illinois Department of Transportation would like to alert motorists traveling in the Cairo area that the US 60/62 bridge over the Mississippi River will be closed to all traffic. 

The closures are scheduled to begin on Monday, March 22 at 8 a.m. extending through Thursday, March 25 at 12 p.m. and Monday, March 29 at 8 a.m. extending through Thursday, April 1 at 12 p.m. 

The bridge will be open to all traffic from 5 p.m. to 8 a.m. each night. 

Crews will be performing the required annual safety inspection of the structure.