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Panhandle Bridge

Jefferson County, Kentucky, and Clark County, Indiana

Photos 

14th st1

Fourteenth Street Rail Bridge,Louisville,Ky,1906. University of Louisville Photographic Archives

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BH Photo #320579

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Facts 

Overview
Lost Through truss bridge over Ohio River on Pennsylvania Railroad at Louisville
Location
Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, and Clark County, Indiana
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1867-70, replaced in 1919
Builder
- Keystone Bridge Co. of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Not 100% sure)
Railroad
- Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR)
Design
2 Warren through trusses (not traditional - subtype?)
25 Fink Deck Truss spans w swing
Also called
Fourteenth Street Bridge
Falls of the Ohio Bridge (Original)
Ohio Falls Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.26673, -85.76808   (decimal degrees)
38°16'00" N, 85°46'05" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/607768/4236127 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
New Albany
Inventory number
BH 65573 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (6,828)
Built 1870 (127)
Built during 1870s (985)
Clark County, Indiana (72)
Deck truss (1,594)
Indiana (4,611)
Jefferson County, Kentucky (127)
Jeffersonville, Indiana (4)
Kentucky (1,247)
Keystone Bridge Co. (61)
Lost (21,673)
Lost 1919 (31)
Lost during 1910s (424)
 Louisville, Kentucky (69)
Movable (2,833)
Ohio River (111)
Pennsylvania Railroad (558)
Railroad (14,253)
Replaced by new bridge (14,369)
State line crossing (780)
Swing (1,351)
Through truss (13,907)
Truss (31,046)
Warren through truss (1,541)
Warren truss (6,205)

Update Log 

  • December 16, 2018: New photos from Douglas Butler
  • September 17, 2016: New photo from Dave King
  • August 6, 2016: New photo from Art Suckewer
  • September 6, 2015: Updated by Luke: Added historical name. Moved name based on current bridge's local name to alt names section.
  • April 4, 2015: Updated by Art Suckewer: Uploaded pictures, changed deck truss type and listed probable builder
  • January 18, 2015: Added by Luke

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