the ohio river and the mississippi river met at cairo, illinois.
the ohio river and the mississippi river met at cairo, illinois.
where does the ohio river and the mississippi river meet?
cairo , illinois
list of crossings of the upper mississippi river









































this is a list of all current and notable former bridges or other crossings of the upper mississippi river which begins at the mississippi river's source and extends to its confluence with the ohio river at cairo, illinois.









































section::::crossings.









































confluence with the ohio river (see list of crossings of the lower mississippi river)









































section::::see also.









































bullet::::- list of crossings of the lower mississippi river









































bullet::::- list of crossings of the ohio river









































bullet::::- list of crossings of the missouri river









































bullet::::- list of locks and dams of the upper mississippi river









































section::::references.
list of crossings of the upper mississippi river
the ohio river is a left (east) and largest tributary by volume of the mississippi river in the united states. at the confluence, the ohio is considerably bigger than the mississippi, measured by long-term mean discharge. the ohio river at cairo is 281,500 cu ft/s (7,960 m/s); and the mississippi river at thebes, illinois, which is upstream of the confluence, is 208,200 cu ft/s (5,897 m/s). the ohio river flow is higher than that of the mississippi river so hydrologically, the ohio river is the main stream of the river system.









































section::::geography and hydrography.:river depth.
ohio river