Vera Junction Bridge

The Vera Junction Bridge carried the Cincinnati & Eastern Railway (C&E) over the Scioto River near Portsmouth, Ohio.

The Vera Junction Bridge carried the Cincinnati & Eastern Railway (C&E) over the Scioto River near Portsmouth, Ohio. The C&E is an active and out-of-service a railroad between Claire near Cincinnati, Ohio east to Portsmouth, operated today by the Cincinnati Eastern Railroad. At its western terminus, it connected with the Cincinnati, Lebanon, and Northern (CL&N) and the Pennsylvania Railroad Richmond Division (PRR), and to the Scioto Valley Railway at its eastern terminus.

The original 1,000-foot crossing of the Scioto River was finished in August 1884, ^{1 2} which was replaced with new multi-span truss bridges fabricated by the American Bridge Company in 1913. ³

Because of the Portsmouth Branch’s sharp curves, steep grades, and a lack of customers, Norfolk Southern (C&E’s successor) railbanked the Peavine between Peebles and Vera Junction in 2001.

Information

• State: Ohio
• Route: Norfolk Southern Railway
• Type: Pratt Through Truss
• Status: Abandoned / Closed

Sources

1. “Corporate Timeline of the Norfolk & Western Railway.” Norfolk & Western Historical Society. 14 Dec. 2008 Article.
2. Hilton, George Woodman. “Cincinnati & Eastern Railway.” American Narrow Gauge Railroads. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 1990. 464-465.
   1. Stewart, Ken. “The Cincinnati & Eastern Railway and The Cincinnati, New Richmond & Ohio River Railroad.” The Fractured Frog 2.10 (May 1985): 11-13. Newsletter of the Queen City Division Railroad Enthusiasts.
3. Bridge plaque.