• Source: Shawneetown Bridge

The Earle C. Clements Bridge, commonly known as the Shawneetown Bridge, is a cantilever truss bridge carrying Kentucky Route 56 and Illinois Route 13 across the Ohio River. Clements was governor of Kentucky in 1947–50 and U.S. senator in 1950–56. The bridge connects Old Shawneetown, Illinois, to rural Union County, 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, and Evansville, Indiana. Tolls were removed from the bridge June 30, 1978.
The Shawneetown Bridge was featured in a scene in the film U.S. Marshals. The film's crash scene was filmed several miles downstream in Pope County, Illinois.




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Historic Bridges of the U.S. - Shawneetown Bridge

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• Shawneetown Bridge
• Old Shawneetown, Illinois
• Cave-In-Rock Ferry
• Carrsville, Kentucky
• Brookport Bridge
• List of longest continuous truss bridge spans
• List of crossings of the Ohio River
• Kentucky Route 56
• Illinois Route 13
• Henderson Bridge (Ohio River)