From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Carl Perkins Bridge
Carl Perkins Bridge
Carl D. Perkins Bridge The bridge opened on January 28, 1988. It is named
after the late Carl D. Perkins, Congressman from the 7th
District of Kentucky.
Carries
2 lanes of Truck U.S. Route 23 and
Ohio State Route 852
Crosses Ohio River
Locale Portsmouth, Ohio and South Portsmouth,
Kentucky
Maintained Kentucky Transportation Cabinet
by
A view of the Carl Perkins Bridge from U.S. 52 with a bridge (SR
Design Cantilever bridge 104 & SR 73) crossing the Scioto River in the foreground
Opened January 28, 1988
The Carl D. Perkins Bridge is a cantilever bridge that
Further reading
spans the Ohio River between Portsmouth, Ohio and • Carl Perkins Bridge at Bridges & Tunnels
Greenup County, Kentucky. The bridge carries the two
lanes of State Route 852 and Truck Route U.S. Highway See also
23. The bridge connects to Kentucky Route 8. During the
demolition of the original U.S. Grant Bridge and the con- • List of crossings of the Ohio River
struction of its replacement upstream, it was the only Coordinates: 38°43′40″N 83°01′04″W / 38.7279°N
highway bridge connecting Ohio to Kentucky at 83.0177°W / 38.7279; -83.0177
Portsmouth. The Perkins Bridge also served as a detour
for U.S. Highway 23 during this time period.
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Categories:
• Cantilever bridges
• Bridges completed in 1988
• Bridges over the Ohio River
• Buildings and structures in Greenup County, Kentucky
• Transportation in Scioto County, Ohio
• Buildings and structures in Scioto County, Ohio
• Road bridges in Kentucky
• Road bridges in Ohio
• United States bridge (structure) stubs
• Kentucky building and structure stubs
• Ohio building and structure stubs
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