List of crossings of the Ohio River explained

This is a complete list of current bridges and other crossings of the Ohio River from the mouth at the Mississippi River at Cairo, Illinois to the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Illinois–Kentucky

ImageCrossingCarriesLocationOpenedCoordinates
193736.9942°N -89.1458°W
Cairo and Wickliffe 1889,195237.0231°N -89.1756°W
Olmsted Locks and DamPulaski County, Illinois and Ballard County, Kentucky201837.1836°N -89.0639°W
Lock and Dam Number 531929
demolished 2020
Canadian National Railway (Illinois Central Railroad) 191737.145°N -88.7419°W
197337.1333°N -88.6869°W
Lock and Dam Number 52Brookport and Paducah 1929
demolished 2020
Brookport and Paducah 192937.1139°N -88.6292°W
37.1674°N -88.4255°W
Lock and Dam No. 51
Lock and Dam No. 50Cave-in-Rock and Ferry Shore
195537.6911°N -88.1314°W

Indiana–Kentucky

ImageCrossingCarriesLocationOpenedCoordinates
197737.7928°N -87.9916°W
Point Township and Uniontown
193237.8458°N -87.5964°W
Evansville and Henderson (crosses the river entirely within the state of Kentucky at this point) 1932, 196537.9053°N -87.5506°W
Evansville and Henderson N/A37.9053°N -87.5°W
197537.9294°N -87.3734°W
194037.7792°N -87.1092°W
200237.9008°N -87.0336°W
196637.9033°N -86.7442°W
Ohio River 1966
196638.0172°N -86.1969°W
196238.2789°N -85.8225°W
New Albany and Louisville 191238.2825°N -85.8014°W
McAlpine Locks and Dam (Only to Shippingport Island, not all the way across river) New Albany and Louisville(Falls of the Ohio) 183038.2781°N -85.7904°W
Fourteenth Street BridgeClarksville and Louisville 1868, 191938.2681°N -85.7664°W
(Pedestrian and automobile traffic) Jeffersonville and Louisville 192938.2636°N -85.7517°W
Temporary ferry service due to closure of Sherman Minton Bridge; no longer used after the bridge reopened in February 2012. Jeffersonville and Louisville
(southbound traffic) Jeffersonville and Louisville 196338.2644°N -85.7436°W
(northbound traffic) Jeffersonville and Louisville 201538.2644°N -85.7433°W
Pedestrian (Former Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway line) Jeffersonville and Louisville 1895, 192938.2661°N -85.7394°W
Utica Township and Louisville 201638.3433°N -85.6428°W
1929, 201438.7297°N -85.37°W
196438.7767°N -84.9644°W
Rising Sun FerryRising Sun and Rabbit Hash201838.9581°N -84.8372°W
Aurora–Petersburg Ferry - closed in 1978
197739.1033°N -84.8253°W

Ohio–Kentucky

ImageCrossingCarriesLocationOpenedCoordinates
39.0739°N -84.625°W
1877, 192239.0983°N -84.5419°W
196339.0914°N -84.5225°W
Cincinnati and Covington 192939.0914°N -84.5194°W
Cincinnati and Covington 1899, 197439.0911°N -84.5192°W
Cincinnati and Covington 186739.0928°N -84.51°W
199539.0961°N -84.5014°W
Newport Southbank Bridge (Purple People Bridge)Pedestrian Cincinnati and Newport 1872, 189739.0981°N -84.4978°W
Cincinnati and Newport 197639.1003°N -84.4947°W
197939.0567°N -84.4314°W
Captain Anthony Meldahl Locks and Dam196438.7931°N -84.1717°W
38.7806°N -84.0108°W
200038.6844°N -83.7822°W
Aberdeen and Maysville 193138.65°N -83.7597°W
198838.7272°N -83.0175°W
200638.7275°N -82.9969°W
Sciotoville and Siloam (junction in) South Shore 191638.7525°N -82.8853°W
Jesse Stuart Memorial Bridge over the Greenup Lock and Dam198438.6467°N -82.8583°W
201638.5256°N -82.6853°W
South 193238.4847°N -82.6406°W
North Coal Grove and Ashland 198538.4839°N -82.6403°W

Ohio–West Virginia

ImageCrossingCarriesLocationOpenedCoordinates
191338.4053°N -82.5733°W
197038.4131°N -82.4864°W
Chesapeake and Huntington 199438.4244°N -82.4514°W
Proctorville and Huntington 198538.4336°N -82.3897°W
Robert C. Byrd Lock and Dam193738.6817°N -82.1844°W
196938.8344°N -82.1475°W
1885, 191938.8461°N -82.1414°W
200839.0133°N -82.0414°W
Racine Lock and Dam1971
1981
Belleville Lock and Dam1968
200839.2767°N -81.6469°W
1980
Belpre and Parkersburg 1871, 1905
Belpre and Parkersburg 195439.2833°N -81.5631°W
199239.4083°N -81.4478°W
Marietta and Williamstown 196739.4031°N -81.4311°W
Willow Island Lock and Dam1976
197339.3878°N -81.2142°W
Sistersville Ferry
196139.6592°N -80.8633°W
Hannibal Locks and DamOhio Township and New Martinsville 1975
[1] 198639.9133°N -80.7542°W
CSX Baltimore and Ohio Railroad line 1870
Bellaire Bridge (Closed, Demolition planned) Bellaire and Benwood 1926
(closed 1991)
1985
Wheeling Suspension Bridge (crosses main channel only) Wheeling Island (WV) and Wheeling (crosses the main channel entirely within the state of West Virginia)184940.0703°N -80.7272°W
Bridgeport, Wheeling Island and Wheeling 195540.0719°N -80.7275°W
Military Order of the Purple Heart Bridge (crosses back channel only) Bridgeport and Wheeling Island 1998
Aetnaville Bridge (crosses back channel only) Pedestrian Martin's Ferry and Wheeling Island 1891
(closed 1988)
Pike Island Locks and Dam1963
Wellsburg BridgeWellsburg and Brilliant202340.2561°N -80.6367°W
CSX Pittsburgh and West Virginia Railway line 1904
1917
Market Street Bridge1905
Steubenville and Weirton 1990
Fort Steuben BridgeSteubenville and Weirton 1928
(demolished 2012)
40.3798°N -80.6133°W
New Cumberland Locks and Dam1961
Wayne Six Toll Bridge1905
Chester Bridge1897
(demolished 1970)
East Liverpool Railroad Bridge (abandoned) Former Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad line East Liverpool and Chester 1897
(demolished 1969)
East Liverpool and Chester 1977

Pennsylvania

ImageCrossingCarriesLocationOpenedCoordinates
196440.6269°N -80.4322°W
Montgomery Locks and Dam1936
196840.6792°N -80.3314°W
191040.6931°N -80.2908°W
198640.6964°N -80.2825°W
195940.6922°N -80.2672°W
192640.5922°N -80.2364°W
Dashields Locks and Dam
198140.5331°N -80.1875°W
Coraopolis Bridge (crosses back channel only) 199540.5161°N -80.1519°W
197640.5156°N -80.1342°W
Emsworth Locks and DamEmsworth and Neville Township 1938
PC&Y Railroad Bridge (crosses back channel only) Stowe Township and Neville Township 189440.492°N -80.082°W
Fleming Park Bridge (crosses back channel only) Neville Rd, Fleming Park Rd; four lanes with divided sidewalk on upstream side Stowe Township and Neville Township 195540.4911°N -80.08°W
193140.4772°N -80.0483°W
Pittsburgh 191540.4628°N -80.0431°W
Pittsburgh 193240.4461°N -80.0269°W

The source of the Ohio River is at the confluence of the Allegheny River and the Monongahela River (40.4419°N -80.0139°W) at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

See also

References

  1. West Virginia Department of Transportation: General Highway Map, Marshall County West Virginia, January 2004.