Let’s look into two of the Louisville Southern Railroad’s most significant bridges in Kentucky.
Bridges
A History of the Yeager Bridges
The Charles “Chuck” Yeager Bridges, two unique steel through arches, carry the West Virginia Turnpike and Interstates 64 and 77 over the Kanawha River in Charleston, West Virginia.
Photographing Kentucky’s Rare Bowstring Trusses
Kentucky still boasts several rare bowstring trusses, some of which were fabricated by the King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio.
A Requiem for the Smithland Bridge
One of the few remaining truss bridges in Kentucky funded by the Murphy Toll Bridge Act of 1928 will soon be demolished.
Flyover of the New and Old Spottsville Bridge
Spottsville Bridge is a through truss bridge that carries US Route 60 over the Green River in Spottsville, Kentucky. It was originally constructed in 1931 and replaced in 2022.
Exploring Huron County, Ohio
After spending the morning photographing a lighthouse along Lake Erie, I decided to head south and visit three unique trusses in Huron County, Ohio.
Coming Across a Rare Wood and Iron Truss Bridge
Virginia has three combination wood and iron Pratt through trusses remaining over the James River. One of these is located in Eagle Rock. In May 1883, the Richmond & Allegheny Railroad Company agreed with the Botetourt County Board of Supervisors to build three bridges over the James River as part of the construction of its…
Lorain’s Black River Bridges
On September 26, 1940, before a crowd of 50,000, two new bridges opened in Lorain, Ohio.
Birmingham Bridge’s Complicated History
The Birmingham Bridge has a complicated history in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Sunsets Over Charleston
The sun sets over the Eugene A. Carter Memorial Bridge on another evening in Charleston, the capital city of West Virginia