Ulysses S. Grant Bridge photograph   Save
Ohio Department of Industrial and Economic Development
Description: The Ohio River is crossed by the Grant Bridge into Portsmouth.The original steel truss structure was constructed from 1925-1927 by the Brookville Construction Company, Brookville, Ohio, at a cost of $62,192.60. The Bridge was dedicated as a memorial to General Ulysses S. Grant, eighteenth President of the United States, whose Point Pleasant birthplace is located near the west end of the bridge. The original bridge became structurally deficient and was replaced in 1985 at a cost of $787,199.03. The cannons, beacons, and stone work which you see were a part of the 1927 bridge and were incorporated into the replacement bridge. The handrail which now supports the nameplate is the designer's visual impression of the 1927 bridge. The new structure and the original appurtenances have been rededicated as the Grant Memorial Bridge. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06536
Subjects: Grant, Ulysses S., 1822-1885; Bridges; Monuments & memorials
Places: Portsmouth (Ohio); Clermont County (Ohio)