The Big Four Bridge is a six-span former railroad truss bridge that crosses the Ohio River, connecting Louisville, Kentucky, and Jeffersonville, Indiana. It was completed in 1895, updated in 1929, taken out of rail service in 1968, and converted to bicycle and pedestrian use in 2014. The largest single span is 547 feet (167 m), with the entire bridge spanning 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 from various angles in May 2013
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
Jeffersonville is a city and the county seat of Clark County, Indiana, United States, situated along the Ohio River. Locally, the city is often referred to by the abbreviated name Jeff. It lies directly across the Ohio River to the north of Louisville, Kentucky, along I-65. The population was 49,447 at the 2020 census.
Skyline of Jeffersonville
Statue at Warder Park honoring Thomas Jefferson
Spring Street is the main shopping area in downtown.
Frontal view of the Carnegie Library in Warder Park, Jeffersonville
