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NewsMarch 8, 1997

CAIRO, Ill. -- The Ohio River bridge here is closed. The bridge, which connects Illinois and Kentucky, was closed Thursday night due to water over U.S. Highway 51, between the bridge and Wickliffe, Ky. A spokesman for the Illinois State Patrol said there was no projection of when the bridge would reopen...

CAIRO, Ill. -- The Ohio River bridge here is closed.

The bridge, which connects Illinois and Kentucky, was closed Thursday night due to water over U.S. Highway 51, between the bridge and Wickliffe, Ky.

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A spokesman for the Illinois State Patrol said there was no projection of when the bridge would reopen.

The closing forces motorists to cross the Ohio River at Metropolis or the Mississippi River at Caruthersville.

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