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Cincinnati Southern - Cumberland River Bridge (1st)

Pulaski County, Kentucky

Photo 

1870s image taken during construction

Photo uploaded by Art S.

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BH Photo #483556

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Whipple deck truss bridge over Cumberland River on Cincinnati Southern Railroad
Location
Burnside, Pulaski County, Kentucky
Status
No longer exists - superstructure replaced then crossing relocated
History
Finished November 1876
Builders
- American Bridge Company of Chicago, Illinois
- American Bridge Works of Chicago, Illinois
Railroad
- Cincinnati Southern Railway (CNTP)
Design
Three span Whipple deck truss with trestle approach
Also called
Cincinnati Southern RR Bridge 54
Approximate latitude, longitude
+36.99468, -84.60885   (decimal degrees)
36°59'41" N, 84°36'32" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/712786/4096954 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 90845 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (8,637)
American Bridge Company (15)
American Bridge Works (46)
Built 1876 (126)
Built during 1870s (1,324)
Burnside, Kentucky (8)
Cincinnati Southern Railway (28)
Cumberland River (46)
Deck truss (1,942)
 Kentucky (1,377)
Lost (29,056)
Pin-connected (4,868)
Pulaski County, Kentucky (25)
Railroad (16,518)
Truss (35,939)
Whipple deck truss (30)
Whipple truss (473)

Update Log 

  • October 8, 2020: Updated by Luke: Corrected builder from American Bridge Co. to American Bridge Works; Added source document link
  • October 8, 2020: Updated by Ed Hollowell: Enlarged and corrected information on builder and date.
  • October 7, 2020: New photo from Art Suckewer

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Cincinnati Southern - Cumberland River Bridge (1st)
Posted October 10, 2020, by Art S. (asuckewer [at] knite [dot] com)

Thanks Ed!

Cincinnati Southern RR Cumberland River Bridge (1st)
Posted October 10, 2020, by Ed Hollowell (erhollowell [at] aol [dot] com)

Good question. I'm looking this. I can say the Tennessee river bridge was done by the Louisville Bridge and Iron Company with the masonry by R. G. Huston & Co. The Kentucky River Bridge was Baltimore Bridge Company. The Ohio River Bridge was done by Keystone Bridge, Baltimore Bridge, Edge Moor Iron Company and M. Flinnigan (Masonry work).

These were the major bridges. I will keep my eyes open for information on the smaller bridges, which are numerous.

Cincinnati Southern RR Cumberland River Bridge (1st)
Posted October 8, 2020, by Art S. (asuckewer [at] knite [dot] com)

Thanks Ed!

Did Morrison / Columbia Bridge Works build any of the bridges along the line or simply bid?

Regards,

Art S.

Cincinnati Southern RR Cumberland River Bridge (1st)
Posted October 8, 2020, by Ed Hollowell (erhollowell [at] aol [dot] com)

American Bridge Company built it. There is a book, "Report on the Progress of Work and Cost of Construction of the Cincinnati Southern Railway" by G. Bouscaren It even has the cost, $172,690.89.

Cincinnati Southern RR Cumberland River Bridge (1st)
Posted October 7, 2020, by Art S. (Asuckewer [at] knite [dot] com)

Seeking additional info on this one. I know CBW bid on the superstructure, I'd like to confirm they built it.

Thanks,

Art S.