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Vera Junction Bridge

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.

Vera Junction Bridge
Vera Junction Bridge
Vera Junction Bridge
Vera Junction Bridge
Vera Junction Bridge
Vera Junction Bridge
Vera Junction Bridge
Vera Junction Bridge
Vera Junction

Information

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


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.

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