Taylor–Southgate Bridge | |
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Carries | 4 lanes of U.S. Route 27 2 pedestrian sidewalks |
Crosses | Ohio River |
Locale | Newport, Kentucky and Cincinnati, Ohio |
Design | Continuous truss bridge |
Longest span | 259 meters (850 feet) |
Opened | 1995 |
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). The bridge carries U.S. Route 27 across the Ohio River, connecting Newport, Kentucky and Cincinnati, Ohio.
Some regard this bridge, which was a replacement for the Central Bridge built by Samuel Bigstaff [1], 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.[1]
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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