NS/Sou/CNOTP/CS 1877+1911 Bridge over Kentucky River near High Bridge, KY

(Bridge Hunter, several construction photos; Historic Bridges, also has construction photos; HAERBridge & TunnelsSatellite, 71+ photos)

To explain the title, Cincinnati built and owns the Cincinnati Southern route, but it now leases it to the Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pacific, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Norfolk Southern (formally Southern).

John Hamilton posted
The deep truss allowed it to be built around the old truss. Note the engine under the traveler on the right to get a sense of scale.
Engineering Record, Vol. 62, 1910. Digitized By Google. from Historic Bridges

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