Cincinnati Southern Bridge
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The Cincinnati Southern Bridge, officially the Cincinnati Southern Railroad Swinging Truss Bridge, is a swing bridge that carries the Norfolk Southern Railway over the Ohio River between Cincinnati, Ohio and Ludlow, Kentucky in the United States. The bridge is composed of four through truss spans: a main span on the northern side of the bridge, a currently unused swing span on the southern side, and two additional spans over the main shipping channels in the center of the bridge. The bridge crosses the Ohio River just downstream from downtown Cincinnati, and can be seen clearly from the lower level of the nearby Brent Spence Bridge.
History
The Cincinnati Southern Railway Bridge was begun in 1875; construction was completed in December, 1877, and the bridge immediately opened to traffic. Its cost exclusive of right of way was $811,683.[1] The 519-foot (158 m) truss bridge was the longest bridge of its type when it was completed.[2]
It was extensively modernized in 1922, and it remains the busiest railroad bridge in the city of Cincinnati today. Since 1976, the bridge's swing span has been abandoned in its closed position, forcing all ships to pass under the center truss spans. For extensively tall ships, the bridge marks the end of their Ohio River voyage.
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See also
References
- ^ Kenny, Daniel J. (1895). Illustrated Guide to Cincinnati and the World's Columbian Exposition. R. Clarke. p. 23. Retrieved 2013-05-22.
- ^ Goodman, Rebecca (2005). This Day in Ohio History. Emmis Books. p. 218. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
External links
- Cincinnati Southern Bridge at Bridges & Tunnels
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- Railroad bridges in Kentucky
- Railroad bridges in Ohio
- Bridges in Cincinnati
- Bridges over the Ohio River
- Norfolk Southern Railway bridges
- Southern Railway (U.S.)
- Truss bridges in the United States
- Swing bridges in the United States
- Metal bridges in the United States
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