Taylor–Southgate Bridge
Taylor-Southgate Bridge | |
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Coordinates | 39°05′46″N 84°30′04″W / 39.096°N 84.501°W |
Carries | 4 lanes of ![]() 2 pedestrian sidewalks |
Crosses | Ohio River |
Locale | Newport, Kentucky and Cincinnati, Ohio |
Characteristics | |
Design | Continuous truss bridge |
Longest span | 259 meters (850 feet) |
History | |
Construction cost | $56 million[1] |
Opened | 1995 |
Location | |
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The Taylor–Southgate Bridge is a continuous truss bridge that was built in 1995. It has a main span of 850 feet (260 m), and a total span of 1,850 feet (560 m). The bridge carries U.S. Route 27 across the Ohio River, connecting Newport, Kentucky and Cincinnati, Ohio.
Some regard this bridge, which was a replacement for the Cincinnati-Newport Bridge built by Samuel Bigstaff,[2] as a little too plain in its design for a major urban bridge, especially considering many cities today are opting for a more elegant design, such as a cable stayed bridge.[3]
The bridge is named for the families of James Taylor, Jr. and Richard Southgate, two important early settlers of Newport. Richard was the father of William Wright Southgate, a pre Civil War Congressman from northern Kentucky.
The bridge replaced the Cincinnati-Newport Bridge, a truss bridge built in 1890.[4] Commonly known as Central Bridge, it was demolished in 1992.[5]
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See also
References
- ^ "Taylor-Southgate Bridge (US 27)". Bridges & Tunnels.
- ^ http://www.rootsweb.com/~kycampbe/samuelbigstaff.htm
- ^ Graham Knight (2010-04-25). "Cincinnati Reds: Great American Ball Park". Baseball Pilgrimages. Retrieved 2010-07-24.
The focal point of the ballpark's backdrop is the Taylor-Southgate Bridge, a rather unassuming white steel of an expanse built in 1995 to connect Newport, Kentucky and Cincinnati. The bridge can be summed up by the unaffiliated Cincinnati-Transit.net website: 'While not an eyesore, the city missed an opportunity to build an outstanding new bridge in a high profile location'.
- ^ Schrage, Robert (July 1, 2006). Along the Ohio River: Cincinnati to Louisville. Arcadia Publishing. p. 26. Retrieved 2013-05-27.
- ^ "100-year-old bridge demolished". The Galveston Daily News. Galveston, TX. AP. March 21, 1992. Retrieved July 11, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
External links
- Taylor-Southgate Bridge at Bridges & Tunnels
- Taylor-Southgate Bridge at Cincinnati-Transit
- Bridges over the Ohio River
- Bridges in Cincinnati
- Road bridges in Kentucky
- Road bridges in Ohio
- Continuous truss bridges
- Steel bridges in the United States
- Truss bridges in the United States
- Bridges completed in 1995
- Buildings and structures in Campbell County, Kentucky
- Newport, Kentucky
- Bridges on the United States Numbered Highways
- U.S. Route 27
- Southern United States bridge (structure) stubs
- Kentucky building and structure stubs
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- Midwestern United States bridge (structure) stubs
- Ohio building and structure stubs
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