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Photo taken by Jonathan Maxwell

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View from southwest

HAER photo taken July 1982 by Jack E. Boucher

Facts

Overview: Cantilevered through truss bridge over the Ohio River at Cincinnati
Status: Open to railroad traffic
History: Built 1929
Design: Cantilevered through truss
Inventory number: BH 27603 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log

November 21, 2005: Posted photo from Jonathan Maxwell

Sources

Jonathan Maxwell - themaxwellshouse [at] roadrunner [dot] com
HAER OH-27 - Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad Bridge

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C&O Railroad Bridge

Posted September 13, 2007, by Anonymous

The Clay Wade Baily(road) Bridge is parallel or attached to the east side of this railroad bridge. It is a regular cantaleiver like the Brent Spence and is three lanes controlled by lane signals. It was built ca1975 to replace an earlier bridge.