A long cantilever truss bridge of green steel crosses the broad Ohio River on tall concrete piers, with a sternwheel towboat pushing barges below. The caption identifies it as the New Highway Bridge across the Ohio River at Cairo, Illinois, linking Illinois and Kentucky. This is the Cairo Ohio River Bridge, completed in 1938 to carry U.S. highways across the river at Cairo, where the Ohio meets the Mississippi. The traveler's note records a motor trip through Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, and Alabama.
Postcard Details
Message · English, in pen
Luka, Miss.
Dear Aunt Rose -
Just a line from a
weary traveler. We
seen some nice bridge, etc.
Have been in Ill., Ky
Tenn., Mississippi
+ are head to enter
Ala. Going to Birm
ingham, Ala. +
maybe further. Left
Luke C. with his Grandma.
Hope you are fine -
Love, Annabell
Linen-textured stock with a white border; printed card number 8A-H1677 at lower right. Postmark: 1947, city and month/day largely obscured by handwriting; the 'Luka, Miss.' dateline is in the message, not the postmark. Divided-back linen-era card with 1¢ green Washington stamp; Curteich 'C.T. Art-Colortone' imprint and Cairo News Co. distributor line. Light edge wear and slight corner creasing.
Cite this card
New Highway Bridge across Ohio River, Cairo, IL, 1947, postcard, c. 1947. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/new-highway-bridge-across-ohio-river-cairo-il-1947. Accessed November 2, 2026.
