During its closure, many motorists were forced to drive far out of the way to get between Missouri and Illinois, due to the closure of the Mississippi River bridge on U.S. 60/62 at Cairo.

The bridge is an important corridor for commerce between Kentucky, Illinois, and nearby Missouri. The US 51 Ohio River " Cairo" Bridge carries north-south traffic between Illinois, Kentucky and ...

CAIRO, IL (KFVS) - The US 60/62 bridge appears ... Illinois to Mississippi County, Missouri over the Mississippi River. The bridge was set to close to all traffic between Monday, March 16, 2015 ...

CAIRO, IL (WSIL) – The U.S. 60/62 bridge spanning over the Mississippi River from Cairo Illinois to the Charleston Missouri area sees steady traffic throughout the day. However, IDOT officials ...

(WSIL)-- Kentucky transportation officials released the results of their study looking into replacing the U.S. 51 Bridge that connects Wickliffe, Kentucky to Cairo, Illinois. The study also ...

A man riding in a vehicle from Missouri into Illinois was shot on a bridge and died on Sunday. Illinois State Police are investigating the death of Dalvin R. Taylor, 26, of Cairo, according to a ...

ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Bickering between Missouri and Illinois over how to fund the sorely needed Mississippi River bridge at St. Louis stalled the $670 million project for years. Now that construction ...

Transportation officials in Illinois and Missouri agree there is a dire need for more highway lanes over the Mississippi River at St. Louis, but they disagree over how to pay for them. Missouri wants ...

He noted that bridges crossing the Mississippi and Ohio rivers at Cairo, Illinois ... unanimously approved inviting Missouri and Kentucky lawmakers for the bridge summit.

Just before Monday night's explosions, river levels at Cairo were at historic highs and creating pressure on the floodwall protecting the town. For the Missouri side, the blasts were likely ...