Taylor–Southgate Bridge

Taylor–Southgate Bridge
Carries	4 lanes of U.S. Route 27 2 pedestrian sidewalks
Crosses	Ohio River
Locale	Newport, Kentucky and Cincinnati, Ohio
Design	Continuous truss bridge
Longest span	259 meters (850 feet)
Opened	1995
Coordinates	39°05′46″N 84°30′04″W / 39.09600°N 84.50120°W / 39.09600; -84.50120Coordinates: 39°05′46″N 84°30′04″W / 39.09600°N 84.50120°W / 39.09600; -84.50120

The Taylor–Southgate Bridge is a continuous truss bridge that was built in 1995. It has a main span of 850 feet (259 m), and a total span of 1850 feet (564 m). The bridge carries U.S. Route 27 across the Ohio River, connecting Newport, Kentucky and Cincinnati, Ohio.

Some regard this bridge, which was a replacement for the Central Bridge built by Samuel Bigstaff [1], as a little too plain in its design for a major urban bridge, especially considering many cities today are opting for a more elegant design, such as a cable stayed bridge.^[1]

The bridge is named for the families of James Taylor, Jr. and Richard Southgate, two important early settlers of Newport. Richard was the father of William Wright Southgate, a pre Civil War Congressman from northern Kentucky.

Taylor-Southgate Bridge

See also

• List of crossings of the Ohio River

References

1. ^ Graham Knight (2010-04-25). "Cincinnati Reds: Great American Ball Park". Baseball Pilgrimages. http://www.baseballpilgrimages.com/national/cincinnati.html. Retrieved 2010-07-24. "The focal point of the ballpark’s backdrop is the Taylor-Southgate Bridge, a rather unassuming white steel of an expanse built in 1995 to connect Newport, Kentucky and Cincinnati. The bridge can be summed up by the unaffiliated Cincinnati-Transit.net website: 'While not an eyesore, the city missed an opportunity to build an outstanding new bridge in a high profile location'." 

External links

• Taylor-Southgate Bridge at Bridges & Tunnels
• Taylor-Southgate Bridge at Cincinnati-Transit