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Brookport is a city in Massac County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,054 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Paducah, KY-IL Micropolitan Statistical Area. ==Geography== Brookport is located at (37.125056, -88.627218). According to the 2010 census, the city has a total area of , of which (or 98.48%) is land and (or 1.52%) is water. Brookport is located on the north bank of the Ohio River, opposite Paducah, Kentucky. The city is located on US Route 45. There is a bridge across the Ohio River at Brookport, that connects Kentucky and Illinois. This bridge runs between Paducah and Brookport. The bridge is named for Irvin S. Cobb, who was born in Paducah; the bridge was built by the WPA. Lock and dam 52 is also located in Brookport and is run by the Army Corps of engineers. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Brookport, Illinois」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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