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
Major spans from north to south:
One 5-panel Pratt deck truss
One 6-panel (?) Pratt deck truss
One pin-connected, 20-panel Pennsylvania through truss
Four pin-connected, 8-panel Parker through trusses
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 509.8 ft.
Total length: 2,759.0 ft. (0.5 mi.)
Vertical clearance above deck: 21.1 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places
Also called
Newport & Cincinnati Bridge (original name)
Newport Southbank Bridge (modern official name)
L&N - Ohio River Bridge
L&N - Purple People Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.09802, -84.49775(decimal degrees) 39°05'53" N, 84°29'52" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
The scene not long after closing.
I remember watching trains coming across this from the vantage point of Riverfront Stadium back in the mid-80's.