The Cincinnati Municipal Water Intake Bridge is a single-span Pratt through truss in Campbell County, Kentucky.
The Cincinnati Municipal Water Intake Bridge is a single-span Pratt through truss in Campbell County, Kentucky, providing access to the intake structure for the Cincinnati Water Works.
The water works complex was built between 1898 and 1907 and included a pumping station on the Ohio side, an 85-foot-deep shaft with a steam pump, a tunnel under the Ohio River, and an intake on the Kentucky shore. 1 2 Its coal-fired steam pumps ranked among the largest of their kind. The intake was placed in Kentucky because the river maintained a deeper pool there year-round.
The intake pier, measuring 55×27×83 feet above datum and spanning 320 feet from the Kentucky bank, was linked to shore by the bridge. 2 A repair shop was located at the landward end. The project cost $178,323. The pier contained six openings, each 4×6 feet, fitted with gate valves operated by hydraulic pressure and protected by brass-bracket screens controlled by an electric crane.
Details
- State: Kentucky
- Route: Private
- Status: Active (Pedestrian)
- Type: Pratt Through Truss
- Total Length: 320'
- Deck Width: 14'
- Navigational Clearance:
Sources
- Michaels, Dave. “Cincinnati Municipal Water Intake Bridge.” HistoricBridges.org, 25 Jan. 2007.
- Laidlaw, Robert. “A Brief Description of the New Water Works.” Cincinnati Water Works, 1908, p. 3.