Falls of the Ohio Bridge
by Pamela Williams
Title
Falls of the Ohio Bridge
Artist
Pamela Williams
Medium
Photograph - Photography
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Falls of the Ohio Bridge
According to "Railroads of Indiana" this bridge had the longest simple riveted-truss span ever built at 643'10.5". The current structure was built in a 1919 rebuild of the 1870 structure which used most of the old piers. The 644 foot span crossed where two spans had been before and the unused pier was removed. Pennsylvania Rail Road became the owner later and the current owner is Louisville and Indiana Railroad who purchased it from Conrail in 1994. It is built for and has carried double tracks but currently only has one track. It stands 106.7 feet above river pool stage.The first train crossed the bridge on February 12, 1870. This bridge cost $2,003,696.27. In the various accidents during the construction of this work there were fifty-six men killed and eighty wounded. Quoting "The Big Four Railroad in Indiana" By Ared Maurice Murphy published 1925.
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