| Title: |
NS 8388 |
| Description: |
NS 8388 Heading south across High Bridge, it started as a suspention bridge,designed by John A. Roebling in the 1850's,but was never completed. A cantilever bridge was finally opened in 1877 on the Cincinnati Southern Railroad,275 feet tall,and 1,125 feet long,and dedicated by President Rutherford B. Hayes in 1879. A new bridge was built around the existing structure in 1911 and expanded to two tracks in 1929. |
| Photo Date: |
9/18/2011 Upload Date: 9/18/2011 2:10:11 PM |
| Location: |
Jessamine, KY |
| Author: |
Michael Hartman |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Bridge |
| Locomotives: |
NS 8388(C40-8W) |
| Views: |
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