File:BARREL SHOT OF BOTH CANTILEVER TRUSSES TAKEN FROM THE SOUTHEAST - U.S. Route 27 Central Bridge, Spanning Ohio River, Newport, Campbell County, KY HAER KY,19-NEWP,2-20.tif

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BARREL SHOT OF BOTH CANTILEVER TRUSSES TAKEN FROM THE SOUTHEAST - U.S. Route 27 Central Bridge, Spanning Ohio River, Newport, Campbell County, KY
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BARREL SHOT OF BOTH CANTILEVER TRUSSES TAKEN FROM THE SOUTHEAST - U.S. Route 27 Central Bridge, Spanning Ohio River, Newport, Campbell County, KY
Description
Kentucky Transportation Cabinet; King Inn and Bridge Manufacturing Company; Mathis, Deborah, transmitter
Depicted place Kentucky; Campbell County; Newport
Date Documentation compiled after 1968
Dimensions 4 x 5 in.
Current location
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
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HAER KY,19-NEWP,2-20
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This file comes from the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS), Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) or Historic American Landscapes Survey (HALS). These are programs of the National Park Service established for the purpose of documenting historic places. Records consist of measured drawings, archival photographs, and written reports.

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  • Significance: The Central Bridge, built in 1890-91, is the earliest extant highway cantilever truss bridge in Kentucky. It was built by the King Iron and Bridge Manufacturing Company, and is one of the longest extant nineteenth century, King bridges in the United States. The Central Bridge consists of a three-span cantilever through truss, two Pennsylvania-Petit trusses, a Pratt truss and viaduct, and viaduct and girder approach spans. The total length of the structure is 2342 feet.
  • Survey number: HAER KY-28
  • Building/structure dates: 1890 Initial Construction
Source https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/ky0301.photos.185696p
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Object location39° 05′ 29″ N, 84° 29′ 44.99″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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