Passenger Ferry-The Gateway Clipper at Portsmouth, Ohio

Title

Passenger Ferry-The Gateway Clipper at Portsmouth, Ohio

Subject

Photographs

Description

Black and white photograph of the Gateway Clipper. The first U.S. Grant Bridge was closed for repair August 31, 1978. The ferry was the only transportation to Kentucky across the Ohio River at Portsmouth, Ohio. The center section of the bridge was lowered onto barges while new cables were installed in 1979.

Creator

Denny Hamilton, photographer

Date

1978

Format

20 x 25 cm black & white photograph

Coverage

Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio; Greenup County, Kentucky

Rights

Scioto County Public Library