Sciotoville Bridge
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| Sciotoville Bridge | |
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 View of Sciotoville Bridge in October 2004 from US 52 near Wheelersburg, Ohio |
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| 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 Sciotodale, Ohio in the United States. 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.[1]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ William D. Middletown. "Colossus on the Ohio". Retrieved on 2007-06-23.
[edit] 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.
- Colossus on the Ohio
- Image of Sciotoville Bridge
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