Fourteenth Street Bridge - Louisville, KY, US
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Crazy4horses
N 38° 15.788 W 085° 46.335
16S E 607408 N 4235723
The Fourteenth Street Bridge, also known as the Ohio Falls Bridge is a truss drawbridge that spans the Ohio River, between Louisville, Kentucky and Clarksville, Indiana.
Waymark Code: WMTGGH
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 11/21/2016
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member bluesnote
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Built in 1868 by the Louisville Bridge and Iron Company. Current bridge owner is the Louisville and Indiana Railroad.

The draw portion of the bridge is a vertical-lift span, built in about 1918 in place of a swing span. The draw span is across the upstream end of the Louisville and Portland Canal, which includes the McAlpine Locks and Dam. Ohio River traffic passes through this canal to navigate past the Falls of the Ohio.
Bridge Type: Vertical Lift Bridge

Built: 02/18/1870

Span: One mile in length over the Ohio River

Pedestrian Traffic: no

Bicycle Traffic: no

Vehicular Traffic: no

Railway Traffic: yes
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