# Shawneetown Bridge

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Bridge in Illinois and Union County, Kentucky

Shawneetown Bridge Coordinates 37°41′28″N 88°07′53″W / 37.69111°N 88.13139°W / 37.69111; -88.13139 Carries IL 13 / KY 56 Crosses Ohio River Locale Old Shawneetown, Illinois and Union County, Kentucky Official name Earle C. Clements Bridge Maintained by Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Characteristics Design Cantilevered truss bridge Total length 3,200.2 feet (975.4 m) Width 23.9 feet (7.3 m) Longest span 825.1 feet (251.5 m) Clearance above 19.0 feet (5.8 m) History Opened 1955 Statistics Daily traffic 2,800 Location Interactive map of Shawneetown Bridge

The **Earle C. Clements Bridge**, commonly known as the **Shawneetown Bridge**, is a [cantilever truss bridge](/source/Cantilever_bridge) carrying [Kentucky Route 56](/source/Kentucky_Route_56) and [Illinois Route 13](/source/Illinois_Route_13) across the [Ohio River](/source/Ohio_River). [Clements](/source/Earle_Clements) was governor of Kentucky in 1947–50 and U.S. senator in 1950–56. The bridge connects [Old Shawneetown, Illinois](/source/Old_Shawneetown%2C_Illinois), to rural [Union County, Kentucky](/source/Union_County%2C_Kentucky), where Clements was born, raised and held local office. Opened in 1955, it is the only highway bridge over the Ohio between [Paducah, Kentucky](/source/Paducah%2C_Kentucky), and [Evansville, Indiana](/source/Evansville%2C_Indiana). Tolls were removed from the bridge June 30, 1978.[1]

The Shawneetown Bridge was featured in a scene in the film *[U.S. Marshals](/source/U.S._Marshals_(film))*. The film's crash scene was filmed several miles downstream in [Pope County, Illinois](/source/Pope_County%2C_Illinois).

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Bill Powell, Louisville Courier-Journal, July 1, 1978

## External links

- [Historic Bridges of the U.S. - Shawneetown Bridge](http://bridgehunter.com/il/gallatin/shawneetown/)

Bridges of the Ohio River Upstream Henderson Bridge (Ohio River) CSX Transportation Shawneetown Bridge Downstream Brookport Bridge

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