Sciotoville Bridge
| Sciotoville Bridge | |
|---|---|
 View of Sciotoville Bridge in March 2007 | |
| Coordinates | 38°45′10″N 82°53′09″W / 38.752878°N 82.885773°WCoordinates: 38°45′10″N 82°53′09″W / 38.752878°N 82.885773°W |
| Carries | Two tracks of CSX Transportation |
| Crosses | Ohio River |
| Locale | Limeville, Kentucky and Sciotoville, Ohio, USA |
| Maintained by | CSX Transportation |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | continuous truss bridge |
| Total length | 1,550 feet |
| Longest span | 775 feet |
| History | |
| Opened | 1916 |
The Sciotoville Bridge is a steel continuous truss bridge carrying tracks of CSX Transportation across the Ohio River between Siloam - a junction located north of Limeville, Kentucky and east of South Shore, Kentucky - and Sciotoville, Ohio in the United States. Designed by Gustav Lindenthal, the bridge was constructed in 1916 by Chesapeake and Ohio Railway subsidiary Chesapeake and Ohio Northern Railway as part of a new route between Ashland, Kentucky and Columbus, Ohio.
The bridge is continuous across two 775-foot-long (236 m) spans,[1] and is considered an engineering marvel. It held the record for longest continuous truss span in the world from its opening until 1945.
Today the bridge is used by CSX Transportation, one of the seven major Class 1 railroads operating in North America.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ Durkee, Jackson, "World's Longest Bridge Spans", National Steel Bridge Alliance, May 24, 1999
- ↑ William D. Middletown. "Colossus on the Ohio". Archived from the original on 2007-03-11. Retrieved 2007-06-23.
- Cook, Richard J. (1987). The Beauty of Railroad Bridges in North America -- Then and Now. San Marino, California (USA): Golden West Books. ISBN 0-87095-097-5.
External links
- C&O Sciotoville Bridge at Bridges & Tunnels
- Colossus on the Ohio at Minford, Ohio Schools
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