K&I Bridge postcard

Description:	A postcard addressed to Mr. Ollie Straub of Corydon, Indiana, and postmarked 1908, featuring the original K&I Bridge over the Ohio River between New Albany, Indiana, and Louisville, Kentucky. The bridge, which accommodated both trains and horse-drawn vehicles, was constructed by the Kentucky and Indiana Bridge Company from 1881 to 1885 and opened in 1886. It had a single standard railroad track in the center with wagon ways on either side. This allowed horse-drawn vehicles and wagons to cross the river in a manner other than by ferry for the first time. After the bridge opened, the company offered a steam locomotive commuter train service, the Daisy Line, which became electrified in 1893. In 1910, the company, renamed the Kentucky & Indiana Terminal Railroad Company, began construction on a new bridge with a double rail track and the ability to handle automobile traffic. The new K&I Bridge was completed in 1912, and the original bridge was razed.
Origin:	1908
Source:	http://cdm17251.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p17251coll21/id/2
Collection:	Transportation
Rights:	http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
Copyright:	This image may be printed or downloaded by individuals, schools or libraries for study, research or classroom teaching without permission. For other uses contact: genealogy@hcpl.lib.in.us
Geography:	Corydon, Harrison County, Indiana New Albany, Floyd County, Indiana Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky
Subjects:	railroad bridges bridges rivers postcards

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