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12th Street Bridge (Boyd County, Kentucky)
Built 1930; rehabilitated 1986
Cantilevered Warren through truss bridge (riveted) over Ohio River on U.S. 23 Spur (12th Street) in Ashland
Open to traffic, two lanes, one way southbound

13th Street Bridge (Boyd County, Kentucky)
Built 1985
Continuous Warren through truss bridge over Ohio River on U.S. 23 Spur (13th Street) in Ashland
Open to traffic, two lanes, one way northbound

Aetnaville Bridge (Ohio County, West Virginia)
Built 1891; closed to traffic December 1988
Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Ohio River Back Channel on Georgia Street in Wheeling
Closed to all traffic

Ambridge-Aliquippa Bridge (Beaver County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1927 by the Dravo Contracting and American Bridge Company.
Cantilevered through truss bridge over the Ohio River on PA 3052/11th Street in Ambridge
Open to traffic

Anderson Ferry (Boone County, Kentucky)
The Anderson Ferry has been in continuous operation since 1817 and has three ferries, Boone 7, Little Boone and Deborah A.
Ferry across Ohio River connecting Constance, KY and the west side of Cincinnati, OH.
Open to traffic

Augusta Ferry (Bracken County, Kentucky)
Ferry crossing over the Ohio River at Augusta
Toll ferry currently in operation

Aurora Ferry (Dearborn County, Indiana)
Lost Ferry across Ohio River
No longer exists

Bellaire Toll Bridge (Belmont County, Ohio)
Operated as a privately owned toll bridge unitl 1991 when Ohio DOT cut off the west approach to build a new OH 7. Now owned by KDC investments which is in litigation with three companys who claim they paid for the exclusive scrap rights.
Cantilevered through truss bridge over Ohio River at Bellaire
Closed to all traffic since 1992

Big Four Bridge (1895) (Jefferson County, Kentucky)
Built 1888-1895 (Main span portals stated 1893); Replaced 1929
Lost Through truss bridge over Ohio River on New York Central Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Big Four Bridge (1929) (Jefferson County, Kentucky)
Built 1929 using preexisting stone piers. Interurban traffice ends 1939; Approches scrapped 1974.
Rail-Trail six-span through truss railroad bridge over the Ohio River at Louisville
Open to pedestrians only

Big Mac Bridge (Hamilton County, Ohio)
Constructed started 1971; opened to limited traffic 1977; dedicated 1981; entire I-471 project completed 1985
Pair of tied-arch bridges over the Ohio River on I-471 in Cincinnati
Open to eight total lanes of traffic

Blennerhassett Island Bridge (Washington County, Ohio)
Opened June 13, 2008
Network arch bridge over Ohio River at Blennerhassett Island on US 50
Open to traffic

BO - Bellaire Bridge (1871) (Belmont County, Ohio)
Built 1869-1871
Lost Linville-Piper Variant Whipple through truss truss bridge over Ohio River on Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

BO - Parkersburg Bridge (Old) (Wood County, West Virginia)
Construction started July 9, 1869, and the bridge opened January 7, 1871
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Ohio River on Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge in 1905

Bob Cummings Bridge (Perry County, Indiana)
Opened December 21, 1966
Steel through arch bridge over the Ohio River on IN 237 and KY 69 in Cannelton
Open to two-lane traffic

Brent Spence Bridge (Hamilton County, Ohio)
Built 1963
Double-decker continuous cantilevered through truss bridge over the Ohio River on I-71/I-75 at Cincinnati


Brookport Bridge (Massac County, Illinois)
Built 1929
Ten-span through truss bridge on US 45 over the Ohio River at Brookport
Open to two-lane traffic

Browns Island Truss Bridge (Hancock County, West Virginia)
Built 1942 by Weirton Steel
Warren through truss with all verticals bridge over Ohio River Main Channel on Weirton Steel Company Road
Unknown status

Cairo Ohio River Bridge (Alexander County, Illinois)
Built 1937; rehabilitated 1979
Cantilevered through truss over the Ohio River on US 51/60/62 between Cairo, Illinois and Wickliffe, Kentucky
Open to two-lane traffic

Carroll Lee Cropper Bridge (Dearborn County, Indiana)
Built 1977
Steel through arch bridge over Ohio River on I-275
Open to traffic

Cave-in-Rock Ferry (Hardin County, Illinois)
Free ferry over the Ohio River on IL 1/KY 91 at Cave-in-Rock in Cave-In-Rock
Open to traffic

Central Bridge (Campbell County, Kentucky)
Built 1891 by the King Bridge Co.; demolished using explosives in 1992
Lost through truss bridge over Ohio River on US 27
Replaced by a new bridge

Chester Bridge (Hancock County, West Virginia)
Built 1896-1897; opened January 1, 1897; rehabilitated 1938; closed 1969 and demolished 1970; replaced 1977
Lost Suspension bridge over Ohio River on Lincoln Highway/US 30
Closed 1969. Razed 1970.

Cincinnati Southern Bridge (Hamilton County, Ohio)
Built 1922 using the existing piers from a 1877 bridge
Through truss bridge over Ohio River on Norfolk Southern Railroad in Cincinnati
Open to traffic

Cincinnati Southern Ohio River Bridge (1st) (Hamilton County, Ohio)
Built 1869-1877; superstructure replaced by current bridge in 1922
Lost Linville variant Whipple through truss swing bridge over Ohio River on the Cincinnati Southern Railroad at Cincinnati
Superstructure replaced

Clay Wade Bailey Bridge (Hamilton County, Ohio)
Built 1974
Cantilevered through truss bridge over Ohio River on US 25/US 42/US 127 in Cincinnati
Open to traffic

CN - Cairo Bridge (Alexander County, Illinois)
Built 1949-52, replacing the original bridge
Through truss bridge over the Ohio River carrying the Canadian National Railway (former Illinois Central Railroad) in Cairo
Open to railroad traffic

Coraopolis Bridge (Allegheny County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1893 at 6th Street Pittsburgh; relocated to Coraopolis in 1927; rehabilitated 1981; Replaced 1995
Lost through truss bridge over Ohio River Back Channel on Grand Avenue/Ferree Street
Replaced by a new bridge

CSX - Beaver Bridge (Beaver County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1910, replaced an earlier bridge built in 1890
Cantilevered through truss bridge over the Ohio River
Open to railroad traffic

CSX - Henderson Bridge (Henderson County, Kentucky)
Built 1932 by the American Bridge Co., replacing an earlier 1885 bridge; construction began May 13, 1931; completed December 31, 1932
Massive polygonal Warren through truss bridge over the Ohio River on CSX Railroad in Henderson
Open to traffic

CSX - Ohio River Bridge (Hamilton County, Ohio)
Built 1929
Cantilevered through truss bridge over the Ohio River on CSX RR
Open to railroad traffic

CSX - Ohio River Bridge (Allegheny County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1894
Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Ohio River on Railroad (CSX)


CSX - Parkersburg Bridge (Wood County, West Virginia)
Built 1905; 1 truss replaced in 1972 after barge explosion
Through truss bridge over Ohio River on CSX Railroad
Open to traffic

CSX - Sciotoville Bridge (Scioto County, Ohio)
Built 1914-17 under the direction of Gustav Lindenthal, opened to railroad traffic July 31, 1917
Continuous through truss bridge over the Ohio River on CSX Railroad
Open to traffic

Falls of the Ohio Bridge (1870) (Jefferson County, Kentucky)
Built 1867-70, replaced in 1919
Lost Through truss bridge over Ohio River on Pennsylvania Railroad at Louisville
Replaced by a new bridge

Fort Steuben Bridge (Jefferson County, Ohio)
Built 1928 by the Dravo Contracting Co.; rehabilitated 1972; closed 2008. Imploded Feb. 21, 2012.
Lost suspension bridge over the Ohio River on OH 822 between Steubenville and Weirton
Demolished

Frank "Gunner" Gatski Memorial Bridge (Cabell County, West Virginia)
Built 1985
Cable-stayed bridge over the Ohio River on WV 106 in Huntington
Open to traffic

George Rogers Clark Memorial Bridge (Jefferson County, Kentucky)
Built 1929 by the American Bridge Co.; tolls removed 1946; rehabilitated 1958
Polygonal Warren cantilevered through truss bridge over Ohio River on US 31 between Louisville and Jeffersonville
Open to traffic

Greenup Dam Ohio River Bridge (Greenup County, Kentucky)
Built 1986
Bridge over Ohio River on Ohio State Highway 253 - Kentucky State Highway 10
Open to traffic

H & C Ferry (Perry County, Indiana)
Obsolete in 1965 due to the construction of the Bob Cummings Bridge
Lost Ferry across Ohio River
No longer exists

Hi Carpenter Bridge (1928) (Pleasants County, West Virginia)
Built 1928; main span demolished 1971; remaining truss approach span rehabilitated 2020; ramp down to island replaced with plate girder ramp in 2020.
Lost eyebar suspension bridge over Ohio River. Remaining Pratt truss approach span crosses Ohio River Back Channel on CR 2/10 in St. Marys
Main span demolished; approach span open to traffic

Hi Carpenter Memorial Bridge (1977) (Pleasants County, West Virginia)
Built 1977.
Cantilevered through truss bridge over Ohio River on WV 807/OH 807 at St. Marys
Open to traffic

I-65 Abraham Lincoln Bridge (NB) (Jefferson County, Kentucky)
Completed 2016
Cable-stayed bridge over Ohio River on I-65 North
Open to traffic December 2015

I-77 Ohio River Bridge (Washington County, Ohio)
Built 1965
Through truss bridge over the Ohio River on I-77 near Marietta
Open to traffic

IC - Cairo Railroad Bridge (Alexander County, Illinois)
Built 1889 under engineer George S. Morison; replaced 1949-52
Lost through and deck truss bridge over the Ohio River carrying the Illinois Central Railroad in Cairo
Replaced by the current bridge, reusing many of the piers in the process

Ironton-Russell Bridge (old bridge) (Lawrence County, Ohio)
Built 1922, owned by the Kentucky State Highway Department
Lost Cantilevered Warren through truss bridge over the Ohio River between Ironton, Ohio and Russell, Kentucky
Demolished

Jennings Randolph Memorial Bridge (Hancock County, West Virginia)
Built 1977
Through truss bridge over the Ohio River on US 30
Open to traffic

John F. Kennedy Memorial Bridge (Jefferson County, Kentucky)
Built 1963 by the Allied Structural Steel Company. Rebuilt 2016 to serve southbound only traffic
Cantilevered through truss bridge over Ohio River on I-65 in Louisville
Being reconfigured for one way traffic

K&M - Point Pleasant Bridge (Mason County, West Virginia)
Built 1882-1885; Replaced 1907-1909
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Ohio River on Kanawha & Michigan Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Kentucky & Indiana Bridge (1886) (Jefferson County, Kentucky)
Built 1886; Replaced 1912
Lost cantilever through truss bridge over Ohio River on Monon/Southern/B&O/Kentucky & Indiana Terminal Railroad/Daisy Line and Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Kentucky & Indiana Bridge (1912) (Jefferson County, Kentucky)
Built 1912; Interurban traffic ends 1946; road deck partially collapsed and closed to northbound traffic. Company employees can use southbound lane.
Through truss railroad bridge over Ohio River between Louisville and New Albany
Open to railroad traffic

Lewis and Clark Bridge (Jefferson County, Kentucky)
Construction Started in 2015.
Cable-stayed bridge over Ohio river on I-265
Open to traffic

LIRC - Falls of the Ohio Bridge (Jefferson County, Kentucky)
Built 1919
Through truss railroad bridge over the Ohio River at Louisville
Open to railroad traffic

LN - Henderson Bridge (Henderson County, Kentucky)
Built 1885; replaced by the current railroad bridge just to the south in 1932
Lost Warren through truss bridge over Ohio River on Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Replaced by new bridge

LN - Newport & Cincinnati Bridge (Hamilton County, Ohio)
Built 1872; Superstructure replaced 1897
Lost Linville-Piper Variant Whipple through truss bridge over Ohio River on L&N Railroad
Superstructure replaced

Madison-Milton Bridge (Jefferson County, Indiana)
Built 1928-29; rehabilitated 1997, imploded August 2013
Cantilevered through truss bridge over Ohio River on US 421 between Madison, IN, and Milton, KY
All main spans demolished.

Market Street Bridge (Jefferson County, Ohio)
Built 1905 by the Ohio Steel Erection Company; rehabilitated 1922, 1981, and 2011
Suspension bridge over the Ohio River on WV 2 Spur (Market Street) in Steubenville
Open to traffic

Markland Dam Bridge (Gallatin County, Kentucky)
Built 1978
Girder bridge over Ohio River on KY 1039 and IN 101
Open to traffic

Matthew E. Welsh Bridge (Meade County, Kentucky)
Built 1966 and rehabilitated 1997
Through truss bridge over the Ohio River on KY 79/IN 135
Open to traffic

Mauckport Ferry (Harrison County, Indiana)
Obsolete in 1966 due to the construction of the Matthew E Welsh Bridge
Lost Ferry across Ohio River
No longer exists

McKees Rocks Bridge (Allegheny County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1931; rehabilitated 1987
Steel through arch bridge over Ohio River on Chartiers Avenue in Pittsburgh
Open to traffic

Memorial Toll Bridge (Wood County, West Virginia)
Built 1955
Cantilevered Warren through truss toll bridge over Ohio River in Parkersburg
Intact but closed to all traffic

Metropolis Bridge (Massac County, Illinois)
Built 1917 for the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy RR by the American Bridge Co. under the direction of engineers C. H. Cartlidge and Ralph Modjeski
Six-span through truss bridge over the Ohio River on the Canadian National Railway at Metropolis
Open to railroad traffic

Monaca-East Rochester Bridge (Beaver County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1959; rehabilitated 1993
Through truss bridge over the Ohio River on Pennsylvania Avenue in Monaca
Open to traffic

Moundsville Bridge (Marshall County, West Virginia)
Built 1986
Steel through arch bridge over Ohio River on WV 2 Spur/OH 872
Open to traffic

Neville Island Bridge (Allegheny County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1976; rehabilitated 2008
Steel through arch bridge over Ohio River on I-79
Open to traffic

New Madison-Milton Bridge (Trimble County, Kentucky)
Opened to traffic on April 17, 2014 after being slid onto its permanent piers a week prior.
Warren through truss bridge - modern
Open to traffic

New Sewickley Bridge (Allegheny County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1981, replacing a 1911 bridge
Modern continuous through truss bridge over Ohio River on River Street
Open to traffic

New Williamstown Bridge (Wood County, West Virginia)
Built 1992
Through truss bridge over Ohio River on WV 31/OH 60 at Williamstown, West Virginia
Open to traffic

Newell Toll Bridge (Hancock County, West Virginia)
Built 1905; rehabilitated 1954
Private suspension bridge over the Ohio River on Golding Street Extension between Newell and East Liverpool.
Open to toll traffic

NS - Kenova Bridge (Wayne County, West Virginia)
Built 1913
Pennsylvania - Baltimore through truss bridges over the Ohio River on Norfolk Southern Railway
Open to traffic

NS - Ohio Connecting Railroad Bridge (1915) (Allegheny County, Pennsylvania)
Built in 1915 replacing a single-track wide span built in 1890
Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Ohio River and Brunot's Island on Norfolk and Southern RR
Open to traffic

NS - Point Pleasant Bridge (Mason County, West Virginia)
Original bridge built 1885; replaced with newer structure 1907-1909
Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Ohio River on Norfolk Southern Railway
Open to traffic

NS - Steubenville Bridge (Jefferson County, Ohio)
Built in 1926
Through truss bridge over Ohio River on Norfolk Southern Railway in Steubenville
Open to traffic

NW - Kenova Bridge (Old) (Wayne County, West Virginia)
Built in 1892, replaced in 1913
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Ohio River on Norfolk & Western RR
Replaced by a new bridge

Oakley Clark Collins Memorial Bridge (Greenup County, Kentucky)
Built 2017 to replace original and deteriorating Ironton-Russell Bridge downstream
Cable-stayed bridge over Ohio River on South 2nd Street Extention (Ironton)
Open to traffic

Ohio River Bridge (Wetzel County, West Virginia)
Built 1959; rehabilitated 1998
Through truss bridge over Ohio River on WV 7 in New Martinsville
Open to traffic

Ohio River I-275 Bridge (Campbell County, Kentucky)
Built 1979
Pair of through truss bridges over the Ohio River on I-275
Open to traffic

Old C&O Auto Bridge (Hamilton County, Ohio)
Built 1889; Converted to road 1929; Replaced 1974
Lost Pennsylvania through truss over Ohio River on US 127 (Formerly C&O Railroad)
Replaced by a new bridge

Owensboro Bridge (Daviess County, Kentucky)
Opened June 1940
Through truss bridge over Ohio River on IN 161 (formerly US 231) at downtown Owensboro
Open to two-lane traffic

P&LE - Beaver Bridge (1878) (Beaver County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1878 by the Philadelphia Bridge Works; replaced 1890
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Ohio River on Lake Erie Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

P&LE - Beaver Bridge (1890) (Beaver County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1890; replaced 1910
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Ohio River on Pittsburgh & Lake Erie RR
Replaced by a new bridge

Paducah Bridge (McCracken County, Kentucky)
Built 1973
Two-span tied-arch bridge on Interstate 24 over the Ohio River between Paducah, KY, and Metropolis, IL
Open to four lanes of traffic

Parkersburg Bridge (1916) (Wood County, West Virginia)
Built 1916; Demolished 1980; Replaced by the Parkersburg-Belpre Bridge
Lost suspension bridge over Ohio River
No longer exists

Parkersburg-Belpre Bridge (1978) (Wood County, West Virginia)
Built 1978
Cantilever through truss bridge over Ohio River on OH 32/WV 618 (formerly US 50)
Open to traffic

Pike Island Lock and Dam (Ohio County, West Virginia)
Built between 1959 and 1965 to replace Locks & Dams 10 and 11
Bridge over Ohio River
Open to traffic

Pomeroy-Mason Bridge (1928) (Meigs County, Ohio)
Built 1928; rehabilitated 1976. Imploded April 21, 2009
Lost Cantilevered through truss bridge over Ohio River on OH 833 (formerly US 33) between Pomeroy, OH, and Mason, WV
Imploded April 21, 2009

PRR - Steubenville Bridge (1863) (Jefferson County, Ohio)
Built 1863; Replaced 1889
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Ohio River on Pennsylvania Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Purple People Bridge (Hamilton County, Ohio)
First built 1872 as a Whipple through truss bridge; reconstructed 1897; railroad service discontinued 1987; closed to road traffic 2001; rehabilitated and reopened to pedestrians 2003
Five-span through truss bridge over the Ohio River formerly carrying the Louisville & Nashville Railroad) and US 27 between Cincinnati and Newport
Open to pedestrian traffic only

Ravenswood Bridge (Jackson County, West Virginia)
Built in 1981 to replace a 73-year-old ferry across the Ohio that ran from Walnut Street in Ravenswood to rural unincorporated Lebanon Township in Meigs county.
Cantilevered through truss bridge over Ohio River on US 33 near Ravenswood
Open to traffic

Ravenswood Ferry (Jackson County, West Virginia)
Lost Ferry across Ohio River
Replaced by a new bridge

Rochester - Monaca Bridge (Old) (Allegheny County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1930; closed in 1982 for structural issues
Lost cantilevered through truss bridge over Ohio River on SR 18
Replaced by a new bridge

Rochester-Monaca Bridge (1896) (Beaver County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1896; Replaced 1930
Lost Suspension bridge over Ohio River on 9th Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Rockport Ferry (Spencer County, Indiana)
Obsolete due to the construction of the Glover Cary Bridge
Lost Ferry across Ohio River
No longer exists

Roebling Suspension Bridge (Hamilton County, Ohio)
Built 1866 by John A. Roebling. Rehabilitated 1955.
Suspension bridge over the Ohio River between Cincinnati and Covington
Rehabilitation Completed

Shawneetown Bridge (Gallatin County, Illinois)
Opened to traffic June 1, 1956
Through truss bridge over the Ohio River on IL 13/KY 56 at Old Shawneetown
Open to traffic

Sherman Minton Bridge (Jefferson County, Kentucky)
Built 1961; rehabilitated 1997 and 2011/12; closed on September 9, 2011 due to cracks in the main load-bearing structural element; reopened on February 17/18, 2012
Double Decker Two-span steel through arch bridge over Ohio River on I-64 between New Albany and Louisville in Louisville
Open to traffic

Shippingport Bridge (Beaver County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1964
Through and deck truss bridge over the Ohio River on PA 168
Open to traffic

Silver Bridge (Gallia County, Ohio)
Built 1928, collasped on December 15, 1967, killing 46 people. Replaced by a new bridge in 1969.
Lost eyebar suspension bridge over the Ohio River on US 35 between Point Pleasant, WV, and Kanauga, OH
Collapsed and replaced by new bridge

Silver Memorial Bridge (Mason County, West Virginia)
Built 1969
Through truss bridge over Ohio River on US 35 in Point Pleasant
Open to traffic

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