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Sepia toned photo image of State Route 25 near Portsmouth with a car and electric lines in the scene.

Photo image of the N & W Railroad near the Scioto River. On September 7, 1838, the N & W Railroad started out as a small nine mile run between the towns of Petersburg and City Point, Virginia. The railroad would eventually grow to encompass some 5000…

Colorized image of the N & W Railway Bridge over the Scioto River at Vera Junction in Portsmouth. The bridge was severely weakened by rushing waters in the flood on 1913, but was repaired and used until 2003.

Colorized image of Chillicothe Street. Glockner Chevrolet Company is on the right, at the corner of 2nd (Second) and Chillicothe, followed by the Hotel Hurth located at the corner of Chillicothe and Third Streets. A plane is flying in the background.…

Black and white photo image of the U. S. Grant Bridge. The bridge was opened in August of 1927 and was the first bridge to make it all the way across the Ohio River to reach Kentucky from Portsmouth, Ohio, thus connecting the two states. Also known…

Black and white image of the Grant Bridge going north into Portsmouth on Chillicothe Street (US Route 23). The Grant Bridge, also known as the Fullerton Bridge, opened in 1927 as a toll bridge, became toll-free in 1974, was razed in 2001 and replaced…

Black and white photo image of the U. S. Grant Bridge, also known as the Fullerton Bridge. The bridge was opened in August of 1927 and was the first bridge to make it all the way across the Ohio River to reach Kentucky from Portsmouth, Ohio, thus…

Colorized image of the U. S. Grant suspension Bridge looking from the Kentucky side. Also known as the Fullerton Bridge, it opened in 1927 as a toll bridge, became toll free in 1974, and was razed in 2001. The new U. S. Grant Bridge would be…

Colorized image of the U. S. Grant Bridge stretching across the Ohio River from Kentucky into Portsmouth by U S Route 23 (Chillicothe Street) Also known as the Fullerton Bridge, it opened in 1927 as a toll bridge, became toll free in 1974,and was…

The U. S. General Grant Bridge connected Portsmouth to Kentucky by U S Route 23. Also known as the Fullerton Bridge, it opened in 1927 as a toll bridge, became toll free in 1974, and was razed in 2001. The new U. S. Grant Bridge was completed in…

Colorized photo image of the U. S. Grant Bridge crossing the Ohio River by U S Route 23. Also known as the Fullerton Bridge, it opened in 1927 as a toll bridge, became toll free in 1974, was razed in 2001 and replaced in 2006.

Black and white photo image of people skating on the Athletic Park in Portsmouth. The park was the main area where sports were played in the late 1800's and early 1900's in Portsmouth. The park was especially popular for baseball games in the Spring.…