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ark:/16417/th71n0zmbftcvClays Ferry Bridge, August, 1944. Far exterior shot looking down on bridge base.
ark:/16417/th7qkshqcwxhrClays Ferry Bridge, August, 1944. Shot of crane lifting equipment in the air.
ark:/16417/th7hvkvpzs3v2Clays Ferry Bridge, August, 1944. The task of laying superstructural steel work on the pylons of the new Clays Ferry Bridge has been started by the Mt. Vernon Bridge Company of Mt. Vernon, Ohio. The structural work has been started from the Fayette county side of the river and will rise at a three percent incline to the Madison side, this slight grade can be seen in the photo. According to the construction company officials, the bridge will be 280 feet in height at river level, the highest structure of its kind east of the Mississippi River, and more than 1,500 feet in length. Closer shot of bridge base.
ark:/16417/th719sc182xqnClays Ferry Bridge, August, 1944. The task of laying superstructural steel work on the pylons of the new Clays Ferry Bridge has been started by the Mt. Vernon Bridge Company of Mt. Vernon, Ohio. The structural work has been started from the Fayette county side of the river as seen in the top left of the photo, and will rise at a three percent incline to the Madison side. According to the construction company officials, the bridge will be 280 feet in height at river level, the highest structure of its kind east of the Mississippi River, and more than 1,500 feet in length. Far shot of bridge construction.
ark:/16417/th717hs69zr9kClays Ferry Bridge, February 24, 1945. Close shot of bridge construction, nearly completed.
ark:/16417/th71n4bkrxrpnClays Ferry Bridge, February 24, 1945. Far exterior shot of bridge construction, nearly completed.
ark:/16417/th7t1zwpsl0x8Clays Ferry Bridge, February 24, 1945. Shot of bridge construction from uncompleted side; construction nearly completed.
ark:/16417/th7b3w9mtrzn8Clays Ferry Bridge, February 24, 1945. Worm's-eye-view of man looking at full height of bridge base.
ark:/16417/th716jnvd13pmClays Ferry Bridge, March 19, 1945. Construction nearly completed.
ark:/16417/th71k0rhqvrv3Clays Ferry Bridge, March 19, 1945. Ground shot of construction.
ark:/16417/th71h9c3lcmpwClays Ferry Bridge, March 19, 1945. Ground-view of nearly completed bridge.
ark:/16417/th71lglbvtttkClays Ferry Bridge, November 4, 1944. Picture shows recent progress in the construction of the Kentucky river bridge at Clay's Ferry. Far shot of bridge construction, bridge half-completed.
ark:/16417/th71r4vgfkft5Clays Ferry Bridge, November 4, 1944. Picture shows recent progress in the construction of the Kentucky river bridge at Clay's Ferry. Close shot of bridge construction from level of bridge.Image
ark:/16417/th71mzb1b9mqjClays Ferry Bridge, September 14, 1944. Shot of bridge base construction from level of base.
ark:/16417/th7k6f3m2v0gkClays Ferry Bridge, September 14, 1944. Structural steel construction work on the new Clays Ferry bridge on the Richmond pike is progressing, despite the handicap of manpower shortage. With a crew of only 20 men, the Mt. Vernon Bridge Company has completed 64 feet of the work. This photo shows a portion of the first section, looking directly across the span, and was taken from the first pier on the Fayette county side of the river. Plans for the bridge were first announced on February 6, 1941, but war shortages delayed construction. Worm's-eye-view of construction machinery.