Clay Wade Bailey Bridge (and C&O Railroad Bridge) - Ohio River - Covington, Kentucky & Cincinnati, Ohio

There are actually three bridges seen in this photograph although I was shooting for the two in the foreground. The first (and closest) is the Clay Wade Bailey Bridge, the second (immediately on the other side of the first) is the C&O Railroad Bridge, and the third (seen in the background underneath the first two) is the Brent Spence Bridge. All cross the Ohio River between Cincinnati, Ohio and Kentucky.

The Clay Wade Bailey Bridge is a cantilevered through truss bridge that was built in 1974. The C&O Railroad Bridge (also known as the CO-Ohio River Bridge or the CSX-Ohio River Bridge) is also a cantilevered through truss bridge that was built in 1929. According to Bridgehunter.com, the Clay Wade Bailey Bridge replaced the original C&O railroad/auto bridge that was originally built in 1887. The new 1929 C&O cantilever bridge was built for rail while the original 1887 bridge was converted to automobile traffic. However, the piers of these two bridges did not line up and caused navigation problems for vessels traveling the Ohio River. To solve this problem, the old bridge was demolished in 1970 and the Clay Wade Bailey was completed in 1974 as seen here.

The Brent Spence Bridge in the background is a double-decker continuous cantilevered through truss bridge built in 1963. It has been referred to as the "Car-Strangled Banner Bridge" almost since its construction as traffic has always been more than the bridge could seemingly handle efficiently.

Three bracketed photos were taken with a handheld Nikon D7200 and combined with Photomatix Pro to create this HDR image. Additional adjustments were made in Photoshop CS6.

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Taken in: United States / Kentucky / West Covington (historical) (show map)

Taken on: July 24, 2022

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Camera: Nikon D7200, f/4.5, 28mm, ISO 125 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D7200
Aperture:	f/4.5
Focal Length:	28mm
ISO:	125
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CS6 (Windows)
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