Taylor-Southgate Bridge
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| Taylor-Southgate Bridge | |
| Carries | 4 lanes of U.S. Route 27 2 pedestrian sidewalks |
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| Crosses | Ohio River |
| Locale | Newport, Kentucky and Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Design | Continuous truss bridge |
| Longest span | 259 meters (850 feet) |
| Opening date | 1995 |
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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 (259 m), and a total span of 1850 feet (564 m). It connects Newport, KY and Cincinnati, OH. It crosses the Ohio River, and is currently in use.
Many regard this bridge, which was a replacement of the Central Bridge, 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.
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.
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| Bridges of the Ohio River | |||
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| Upstream Newport Southbank Bridge Pedestrian |
Taylor-Southgate Bridge |
Downstream John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge KY 17 |
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