- Taylor-Southgate Bridge
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bridge_name= Taylor-Southgate Bridge
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carries= 4 lanes ofU.S. Route 27
2 pedestrian sidewalks
crosses=Ohio River
locale=Newport, Kentucky andCincinnati, Ohio
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design=Continuous truss bridge
mainspan= 259 meters (850 feet)
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lat= 39.09600
long= -84.50120The Taylor-Southgate Bridge is a
continuous truss bridge that was built in1995 . It has a main span of 850 feet (259 m), and a total span of 1850 feet (564 m). It connectsNewport, KY andCincinnati, OH . It crosses theOhio 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. andRichard Southgate , two important early settlers of Newport. Richard was the father ofWilliam Wright Southgate , a pre Civil WarCongressman fromNorthern Kentucky .ee also
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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]Crossings navbox
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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