Taylor–Southgate Bridge
Bridge in Kentucky and Cincinnati, Ohio From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Taylor–Southgate Bridge is a continuous truss bridge that was built in 1995. It has a main span of 850 feet (260 m), and a total span of 1,850 feet (560 m). The bridge carries U.S. Route 27 across the Ohio River, connecting Newport, Kentucky and Cincinnati, Ohio.
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| Coordinates | 39.09600°N 84.50120°W |
| Carries | 4 lanes of US 27 2 pedestrian sidewalks |
| Crosses | Ohio River |
| Locale | Newport, Kentucky and Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Maintained by | Kentucky Transportation Cabinet[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Continuous truss bridge |
| Longest span | 259 meters (850 feet) |
| History | |
| Construction cost | $56 million[2] |
| Opened | 1995 |
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Some regard this bridge, which was a replacement for the structurally deficient and functionally obsolete Cincinnati-Newport Bridge built by Samuel Bigstaff,[3] 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.[4]
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.
Taylor-Southgate Bridge
The bridge replaced the Cincinnati-Newport Bridge, a truss bridge built in 1890.[5] Commonly known as Central Bridge, it was demolished in 1992.[6]
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