Fourteenth Street Bridge

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Fourteenth Street Bridge
Fourteenth Street Bridge
The Fourteenth Street Bridge, as viewed from the Riverfront Plaza/Belvedere
Crosses Ohio River
Locale Louisville, Kentucky and Clarksville, Indiana
Design Truss bridge
Opening date 1868

The Fourteenth Street Bridge, also known as the Ohio Falls Bridge, Pennsylvania Railroad Bridge or the Conrail Railroad Bridge, is a truss bridge in Louisville, Kentucky.

Built in 1868 by the Louisville Bridge and Iron Company, the bridge was created for railroad traffic across the Ohio River between Louisville and Clarksville, Indiana. The bridge is now operated by the Louisville and Indiana Railroad.

One interesting feature of this bridge is that a portion can be raised and lowered as river barge traffic enters or exits the canal near the McAlpine Locks and Dam.

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Bridges of the Ohio River
Upstream
George Rogers Clark Memorial Bridge
Fourteenth Street Bridge
Downstream
Kentucky & Indiana Terminal Bridge