Owensboro Bridge

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Owensboro Bridge
Owensboro Bridge in winter, looking towards Spencer County, Indiana
Coordinates	37°46′45″N 87°06′33″W / 37.7792°N 87.1092°W / 37.7792; -87.1092
Carries	SR 161/ KY 2262
Crosses	Ohio River
Locale	Owensboro, Kentucky-Patronville, Indiana
Official name	Owensboro Bridge
Maintained by	Kentucky Transportation Cabinet
Characteristics
Design	Continuous truss bridge
Material	Steel
Total length	615 m
Longest span	230 m (754ft)
History
Designer	Frank Masters
Engineering design by	Modjeski & Masters
Opened	1940
Statistics
Daily traffic	7,292[1]
Toll	Until 1954
Location

The Owensboro Bridge, also called the Blue Bridge,^[2][3] is a continuous truss bridge that spans the Ohio River between Owensboro, Kentucky and Spencer County, Indiana. Dedicated to the memory of the late U.S. Congressman Glover H. Cary (1885–1936) and often called the "Glover Cary Bridge," the bridge opened to traffic in September 1940. It originally was a toll bridge, but tolls were discontinued in 1954. It carried US 231 into Kentucky from Indiana from 1940 to 2002 when 231 was moved onto the newly completed Natcher Bridge. Subsequently, its designation was changed to Indiana 161 and Kentucky 2262.^[4]