Looking ENE from Kentucky bank below Cincinnati Southern Railroad Bridge (built 1877; rebuilt 1922).
Greater Cincinnati Marine Service towboat is upbound.
Ohio River mile 472.
Ludlow, Kentucky.
Nov. 1987.
File # 87k054.
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35 mm Kodachrome.
Plustek OpticFilm 7600i and Silverfast 8.
Picture Window 6.
JPEG quality 95.
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Looking NE from Ludlow, with small houses (possibly in vicinity of Swain Court, but I can't find these houses in aerial photos).
Hatfield Terminal (coal unloading dock) can be seen on Cincinnati bank.
Ohio River mile 472.
Ludlow, Kentucky.
Nov. 1987.
File # 87k082.
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35 mm Kodachrome.
Plustek OpticFilm 7600i and Silverfast 8.
Picture Window 6.
JPEG quality 95.
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Looking NNE from Kentucky end of Cincinnati Southern Railroad Bridge (built 1877; rebuilt 1922).
Ohio River mile 472.
Ludlow, Kentucky.
Nov. 1987.
File # 87k086.
"The Southern Bridge is a railroad-only span connecting the western edge of Cincinnati with the small town of Ludlow, KY. It was built by the Cincinnati Southern Railroad, the only major railroad in the United States built by a municipality. In a move unmatched in American history, Cincinnati voters approved a $10,000,000 bond issue for construction of an entirely new railroad south to Chattanooga, TN. Construction began in 1869, requiring another $10,000,000 bond issue before completion of the 350 mile line in 1880. The bridge opened in 1877, and 130+ years later it is still the busiest in the city."
[excerpted from an article by Jake Mecklenborg]
35 mm Kodachrome.
Plustek OpticFilm 7600i and Silverfast 8.
Picture Window 6.
JPEG quality 95.
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