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The Big Four Bridge is a six-span truss bridge that crosses the Ohio River, connecting Louisville, Kentucky, and Jeffersonville, Indiana. It was completed in 1895 and rebuilt in 1929. It was taken out
The bridge in 2024
Unissued share of the Louisville and Jeffersonville Bridge Company
Photo of Big Four Bridge in Baird's History of Clark County, Indiana, published in 1909
The Belle of Louisville crossing under the Bridge in the 2008 Great Steamboat Race
The Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway, also known as the Big Four Railroad and commonly abbreviated CCC&StL, was a railroad company in the Midwestern United States. It operated in a
Big Four Bridge
…and pedestrian use in 2013. The largest single span is 547 feet (167 m); the entire bridge spans 2,525 feet (770 m). It took its name from the defunct Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway, which was nicknamed the "Big Four Railroad". The Big Four Bridge is a six-span bridge, totaling 2,525 feet (770 m) long, with a clearance of 53 feet…
Gold Bond of the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway Company, issued 15. May 1893
Railcar (draisine) in service of the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway 1912
The Chesapeake Building, former headquarters of the Big Four