Central Bridge (US 27) [Demolished]
The Central Bridge connected Newport, Kentucky to Cincinnati, Ohio, and carried U.S. Route 27 over the Ohio River. The Central Bridge was originally known as the Cantilever Highway Bridge at Cincinnati.(3)Constructed in in 1890-91 by the King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio,(1)(2) the bridge was the earliest highway cantilever truss in Kentucky.(3) The crossing consisted of a three-span cantilever through truss, and two Pennsylvania-Petit trusses, a Pratt truss and viaduct.(3) It had an impressive total length of 2,342 feet, and was one of the longest extant, nineteenth century bridges in the United States credited to the King company.(3)
The historic Central Bridge, despite its National Register of Historic Places inclusion, was demolished in 1992.(1)
Further reading
1. Central Bridge at Cincinnati Transit
2. Central Bridge at Structurae
3. Central Bridge at Historic Bridges of the United States
Sources
1. "Ohio River US 27 Bridge." Historic Bridges of the United States 12 Nov. 2008. 2009 Article.
2. Bridge plaques.
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