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  • Ohio Connecting Railroad Bridge

    Ohio Connecting Railroad Bridge

    This bridge crosses the Ohio at Brunot Island, with a spur to connect the power plant on the island to the railroad. It was built in 1915, so it will be 111 years old this year. This is the northern span, crossing the front channel of the river.

    Front-channel span, side view
    Wye at northern end of bridge
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    One of the engineering features of the bridge is a wye at the northern end, with viaducts bringing railroad from two directions to cross the river.

    More pictures of the front-channel span, the whole bridge, and the back-channel span

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  • Back-Channel Span of the Ohio Connecting Railroad Bridge

    Seen from West Carson Street. This railroad bridge crosses the Ohio at Brunot Island, and therefore has two main spans; we also have pictures of the front-channel span and a view of the whole bridge from the north shore.

  • Ohio Connecting Railroad Bridge

    This bridge crosses the Ohio at Brunot Island, and therefore has two main spans, one for each channel. Here we see them both from California Avenue to the north. We also have pictures of the Ohio Connecting Railroad Bridge from the side.