Sciotoville Bridge

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Sciotoville Bridge
Carries CSX rail line
Crosses Ohio River
Locale Limeville, Kentucky, USA and Sciotoville, Ohio
Maintained by CSX Transportation
Design continuous truss bridge
Longest span 775 feet
Opening date 1916

The Sciotoville Bridge is a steel continuous truss bridge across the Ohio River between Limeville, Kentucky and Sciotoville, Ohio. Designed by Gustav Lindenthal, the bridge was constructed in 1916 by the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway as part of a new route between Ashland, Kentucky and Columbus, Ohio.

The bridge is 775 feet long, and is considered an engineering marvel. Today the bridge is used by CSX Transportation, one of the seven major Class 1 railroads operating in North America.

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[edit] References and external links

  • Cook, Richard J. (1987). The Beauty of Railroad Bridges in North America -- Then and Now. Golden West Books, California (USA). ISBN 0-87095-097-5. 
Bridges of the Ohio River
Upstream
Jesse Stuart Memorial Bridge
 Sciotoville Bridge
 Downstream
U.S. Grant Bridge
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