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Louisville Ohio River Bridge links North and South railways
The Ohio River bridge project unites three major systems, linking Louisville with Pensacola or Mobile to Chicago, and connecting Memphis New Orleans and the lower Mississippi Valley with Northeastern cities. The history traces from a 1529 charter through revivals, stock changes, and key figures like D Ricketts and James Guthrie, underscoring its regional commercial importance and the push to complete an unbroken rail route from the Southwest to the Northwest.
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Louisville
Pensacola
Mobile
Chicago
Memphis
New Orleans
Mississippi Valley
Texas
New York
Boston
Washington
Baltimore
Savannah
Charleston
Wilmington
Norfolk
St. Louis
Quincy
Burlington
Rock Island
Mississippi River
Ohio
Kentucky
Twelfth Street
Indiana
Ohio Falls
Jeffersonville
Fort Wayne and Southern Railroad Company
Messrs
Ellery & Gibbons
New York City
W. ©. Culver
New Albany
James Guthrie
W. C. Culver
Ricketts
Congress
Louisville Bridge Company
W. B. Hamilton
W. H. Slaughter
Albert Fink
Elm Tree Garden
Louisville and Nashville
F. W. Vaughn
High Street
Pier No. 21
Indiana Channel
Indiana Approach
Middle Channel