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General U.S. Grant Bridge

Completed in:	1927
Status:	demolished (2001)
Location:	Between Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio, USA and South Shore, Greenup County, Kentucky, USA
Crossed:	Ohio River

General US Grant Bridge

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Structural Type:

Suspension bridge
truss deck

Function / usage:

Replaced by:

General U.S. Grant Bridge (2006)

Firms, offices, etc. involved with this structure
Legend: Phase of works
Role	Name	Part of structure

Demolition engineering	Buckland & Taylor Ltd.
Demolition contractor	C.J. Mahan Construction Company

Technical information
	Description	Value
Construction materials used
pylons	steel
truss	steel
Dimensions

	main span	213 m
	total length	772 m

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	A Span for All Seasons: U.S. Grant
	Ohio DOT: General U.S. Grant Bridge
	Wikipedia: U.S. Grant Bridge

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