BROOKPORT, IL (WSIL) -- UPDATE: The US 45 bridge connecting Brookport, IL, to Paducah, KY, is now open.
Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District 1 reports the ice has cleared off of the metal bridge.
ORIGINAL: Jan. 30 5:07 p.m. -Â A bridge connecting Brookport, IL, to Paducah, KY, is scheduled to close at 5:30 p.m. on Monday due to the icy conditions.
Kentucky Transport Cabinet District 1 is closing the U.S. 45 Ohio River "Brookport" bridge based on falling winter precipitation and dropping temperatures Monday evening.
KYTC said in a release the bridge will remain closed until temperatures rise to melt the ice on the decking which could be possibly on Wednesday when temps are expected to reach above 32.
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