K&IT = Kentucky & Indiana Terminal
A 1910 postcard view with a lower river level.
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| 1886 Bridge, Public Domain, from Bridge Hunter Old |
A 1910 postcard view with a lower river level.
A 1910 postcard view that includes the approach with the vehicle ramp. There is a train on top.
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| Pete Zimmerman posted The Ohio River circa 1906. Canal locks at Louisville, Kentucky. 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. (unknown photographer) [Note the 1866 bridge in the background.] |
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| 1912 Bridge, Public Domain, from Bridge Hunter |
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| Excell Marine posted, cropped Excell Marine's M/V ELIZABETH ANN at Henderson, KY! 📸credit: Tom Chapman |
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| Dennis DeBruler commented on the above post My first thought was the Trail/(Big4+B&O) Bridge. But the piers were not right. It appears to be the K&I Bridge. https://maps.app.goo.gl/m4oZiHTnfGQzLPRd7 |
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| Jim Pearson Photography posted Union Pacific 6808 and 2659 lead Norfolk Southern 224 off the K&I bridge out of Louisville, Kentucky as they head west over the Ohio River into New Albany, Indiana on the NS Southern East District on April 15th, 2023. According to Wikipedia: The Kentucky & Indiana Bridge is one of the first multi modal bridges to cross the Ohio River. It is for both railway and common roadway purposes together. By federal, state, and local law railway and streetcar, wagon-way, and pedestrian modes of travel were intended by the City of New Albany, City of Louisville, State of Kentucky, State of Indiana, the United States Congress, and the bridge owners. The K & I Bridge connects Louisville, Kentucky to New Albany, Indiana. Constructed from 1881 to 1885 by the Kentucky and Indiana Bridge Company, the original K&I Bridge opened in 1886. It included a single standard gauge track and two wagon ways, allowing wagons and other animal powered vehicles to cross the Ohio River by a method other than ferry for the first time. At the time motorized vehicles were virtually nonexistent. On February 1, 1979, an overweight dump truck caused a small segment of the steel grate roadway on the bridge to sag about 1 foot (0.30 m). A quick survey promised to reopen the roadway, but automotive traffic was banned thereafter by the railroad. Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/2500 sec, ISO 140. George Herbig II: When the bridge was built I believe the train exited east and circled under the bridge to get to the west bound tracks on and to St. Louis.
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| Jim Pearson Photography posted Union Pacific 6808 and 2659 lead Norfolk Southern 224 over the K&I bridge out of Louisville, Kentucky as they head west over the Ohio River into New Albany, Indiana on the NS Southern East District on April 15th, 2023. Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/2500 sec, ISO 130. |
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| Michael C. Wells Photography posted NS 7263 Crossing the Ohio River from New Albany, Indiana into Louisville, Kentucky - 2021 Leon Shahayda: Operated over that bridge many times. CSX ,Monon to Mitchell,and B&O to Washington,IN. Leonard Davis: Bridge is known as the K&I Bridge. Built in 1923 I believe. At one time, vehicles used it to cross the river into and from New Albany. Terry Dismore: Leonard Davis part of my driver's Ed "Final" was driving across that bridge and into Louisville. My dad told me he'd driving a Greyhound Bus across it many times. K&I closed the bridge to vehicular traffic in the late 1980s or early 1990s because an overweight dump truck caused one of the sections to drop a bit. It was repaired and the railroad still used it, I think. J.B. Rail Photog shared |
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| Walter Carothers THE CORNER OF MAIN AND VINCENNES STREET NEW ALBANY INDIANA Sol E. Williams All types of K&I related pics in this group if youd like to see and contribute. Tim Shanahan shared a post by Jay Mutchman Old US 31w approach to Kentucky Indiana (K&I) Terminal Bridge, New Albany, Indiana. I remember seeing this Bridge as a kid in the early 1970s, but didn't cross it. I tried locating the Bridge several years later, unaware that 31w had been rerouted due to damage to the Bridge caused by an overweight dump truck a few years prior. The vintage sign and control tower are gone since the vehicle lanes were abandoned. |
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| Michael Matalis posted From back on 6/24/80. a northbound Milwaukee Road freight crosses the Ohio River at New Albany IN with FP45 #3 doing the honors. — in New Albany, IN. Michael Matalis shared [The old road crossing is on the left.] |
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| David Janin posted Set if GP 20s April 1973 Louisville Kentucky Says the first train across the Kentucky and Indiana division Milwaukee road photo. Dennis DeBruler: The K&I Bridge, https://maps.app.goo.gl/hZpQDvGwoDzVLWZh8 |
The above photo was the Indiana (northern) end of the bridge.
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| Trail View, Sep 2014 The pier on the right is for I-64. |
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| Interactive CSX System Map |
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| Robert Brummett posted A train passes over the Ohio River using the old K&I (Kentucky and Indiana) RR bridge in New Albany. Photo by John Dattilo |
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| Robert Williams posted |
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| Bill Stroud posted Original K&I RR Bridge Late 1890s Bill Stroud K&ITRR Photo |
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| Bill Stroud posted The building of the New K&IT RR bridge from New Albany note the original behind it. 1910-1912 photo c/o Bob Lawson. |
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| Bill Stroud posted Horses & Wagon just crossed the original K&ITRR birdge in New Albany c1910-1912. Photo from K&ITRR c/o Bob Lawson. |
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| Bill Stroud posted Steam Shovel at work on the K&IT RR bridge c.1910-1912. I wonder if it is on the Indiana side or Kentucky side? Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel comes to mind in this picture. No Seam Shovels Wanted... Is it a Marion shovel or a Bucyrus? photo c/o Bob Lawson K&IT RR |
James Deeds Who else besides me is old enough to remember driving across this bridge?
Bill Stroud You did not drive over this bridge it was replaced with the current K&IT RR bridge in 1912.
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Bill Stroud posted three photos with the comment: "Photos of the old K&IT RR bridge finished in 1886 being dismantled after the new bridge had replaced it, pictures circa 1912. All photos are c/o Bob Lawson."
Bill Stroud The bridge that stands today is the second K&IT RR Bridge. Similarly the Pennsylvania 14th street bridge, and the big four bridge are in their second life they were rebuilt to handle larger locomotives, freight, and increased volume.
David Palmer What river is it going over?
Bill Stroud Kentucky & Indiana Terminal Railroad Bridge crosses the Ohio river between New Albany Indiana and Louisville (Portland) Kentucky.
Monon, B&O, and Southern Railway used and owned the K&IT RR bridge. There were 4 different RR depots in New Albany and an interurban depot (Daisy Depot).
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| Forgotten Railways, Roads & Places posted, William Alden, 2006, Wikipedia Commons.
The Kentucky & Indiana Terminal Bridge connects Louisville, KY with New Albany, IN, crossing the Ohio River. The bridge was first proposed in 1881 as a multimodal project, which would allow for railroad, streetcar, vehicle, and pedestrians to cross the river.
"The bridge was built from 1883 to 1886 by the Kentucky and Indiana Bridge Company. K&I also operated the “Daisy Line,” a steam commuter train service, which ran from downtown Louisville along the Portland Canal and across the bridge to New Albany. The line was electrified in 1893, and was notably the first steam to electric conversion in the United States. It was acquired by its three user railroads (B&O, Monon, and Southern) by 1900 and the name changed to “Kentucky & Indiana Bridge and Railroad Company”. In 1907, the K&I Bridge and Railroad Company, including the “Daisy Line” service, was sold to the Louisville & Northern Railway and Light Co. and retired from the commuter rail business. Early the following year, the commuter line and its stations were abandoned in support of streetcar tracks, which became part of the Louisville trolley service. However, the last streetcar crossed the K&I Bridge in 1948." (Cahal 2010; Castner 2001)
A dump truck accident in 1979 would close the bridge off to automobile traffic, making it strictly a railroad bridge. Today, the bridge remains a vital railroad bridge, with proposals to reopen the bridge for pedestrian traffic as well. Norfolk Southern, the owner of the bridge today, opposes the proposal, citing increased liability concerns.
History: https://transportation.ky.gov/…/Winchester%20Report%20Compl…
Image: William Alden, 2006, Wikipedia Commons. Tommy Graham The round column is the main support for the swing span - flat topped truss, don't know what the wall would be... Steve Barker I think that might be a barge up against the columns. It’s not on google earth. If it’s apart of the bridge I would gate to think of the pressure of the water pushing on it in a flood. Dennis DeBruler Now that you mention it, it does look like we are seeing the bottom of a barge that is on its side. |
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| J.B. Rail Photog posted 07/12/2021 - NS 224 crosses the K&IT Terminal Bridge back to Louisville, KY, to the NS Youngtown Yard to hook back up to their train passing up NS 167 as the tail end is still on the bridge. J.B. Rail Photog shared J.B. Rail Photog shared J.B. Rail Photog shared |
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| J.B. Rail Photog posted 07/28/2021 - NS 125 with the 8102 Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) ES44AC Norfolk Southern Heritage Unit approaches the K&IT Bridge at New Albany, IN, crossing the Ohio River. J.B. Rail Photog shared |
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| 1 of 16 photos posted by J.B. Rail Photog Here are several angles of the K&IT railroad bridge in Louisville, KY. Today owned by the Norfolk Southern Corp. Dennis DeBruler: You also caught an upbound tow entering the McAlpine Lock. J.B. Rail Photog shared J.B. Rail Photog shared J.B. Rail Photog shared |
Yet another angle on the south (lock) side of the bridge.
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| Jim Pearson Photography posted Union Pacific 6808 and 2659 lead Norfolk Southern 224 across the K&I bridge out of Louisville, Kentucky as they head west over the Ohio River into New Albany, Indiana on the NS Southern East District on April 15th, 2023, with downtown Louisville, Ky in the background. According to Wikipedia: The Kentucky & Indiana Bridge is one of the first multi modal bridges to cross the Ohio River. It is for both railway and common roadway purposes together. By federal, state, and local law railway and streetcar, wagon-way, and pedestrian modes of travel were intended by the City of New Albany, City of Louisville, State of Kentucky, State of Indiana, the United States Congress, and the bridge owners. The K & I Bridge connects Louisville, Kentucky to New Albany, Indiana. Constructed from 1881 to 1885 by the Kentucky and Indiana Bridge Company, the original K&I Bridge opened in 1886. It included a single standard gauge track and two wagon ways, allowing wagons and other animal powered vehicles to cross the Ohio River by a method other than ferry for the first time. At the time motorized vehicles were virtually nonexistent. Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/2500 sec, ISO 120. Kevin William Jones: What abandoned line went over the river in louisville ky into Indiana. Dennis DeBruler: Kevin William Jones (L&N+Milwaukee)/Monon using this bridge. The Big Four used the bridge that now has a trail. William Dolle: The old grated traffic bridge still used by NS rail & bridge maintainers. Rick Stare: Interesting. So it sounds like the original bridge was intended to be multi modal, but this bridge appears to be rail only? Great photo! |
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| Dennis DeBruler commented on Rick's comment The traffic part is cantileverd on both sides of the bridge. As William Dolle's comment indicates, MoW vehicles still use the traffic part. This photo by Jim is a good view of those roadways. https://fineartamerica.com/.../norfolk-southern-224-over... |
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| Robert Williams posted K&IT RR Bridge Louisville, Ky |
(new window) Coverage of train traffic for this bridge starts at 9:17. He is on the Kentucky side of the bridge. He starts describing the bridge at 18:18.The first part of this video is of the Louisville & Indiana/Pennsy (14th Street) Bridge. It is about 100' above the river.
The swing span was permanently locked down in 1955.
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A video of 1950s trains in New Albany, IN. There was a concentration of trains because four railroads converged to use this bridge.
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