Taylor-Southgate Bridge

Taylor-Southgate Bridge

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bridge_name= Taylor-Southgate Bridge


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carries= 4 lanes of U.S. Route 27
2 pedestrian sidewalks
crosses= Ohio River
locale= Newport, Kentucky and Cincinnati, Ohio
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design= Continuous truss bridge
mainspan= 259 meters (850 feet)
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open= 1995
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lat= 39.09600
long= -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). It connects Newport, KY and Cincinnati, OH. It crosses the Ohio River, and is currently in use.

Many regard this bridge, which was a replacement of the Central Bridge built by Samuel Bigstaff [http://www.rootsweb.com/~kycampbe/samuelbigstaff.htm] , 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.Fact|date=August 2007

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.


ee also

*List of crossings of the Ohio River

External links

* [http://www.bridgestunnels.com/index.php?catid=44&photos=0 Taylor-Southgate Bridge at Bridges & Tunnels] .
* [http://www.cincinnati-transit.net/taylorsg.html Taylor-Southgate Bridge at Cincinnati-Transit]

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structure = Bridges
place = Ohio River
bridge = Taylor-Southgate Bridge
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upstream = Newport Southbank Bridge
upstream signs = Pedestrian
downstream = John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge
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