Bird's Eye View of Portsmouth, Ohio, showing U.S. Grant Bridge, Ohio and Scioto Rivers

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Title

Bird's Eye View of Portsmouth, Ohio, showing U.S. Grant Bridge, Ohio and Scioto Rivers

Description

Colored image of the first U.S. Grant Bridge, Portsmouth and the Scioto River north of Portsmouth. Also known as the Fullerton Bridge, it was opened in 1927 as a toll bridge, became toll free in 1974, and was demolished in 2001 in preparation for the building of the new U.S. Grant Bridge Bridge which opened in 2006.

Creator

Curteich-Chicago "C.T. Art Colortone"

Date

1927-2001

Contributor

Distributed by Portsmouth News Agency, Portsmouth, Ohio

Format

9 cm x 14 cm postcard

Coverage

Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio

Rights

Scioto County Public Library

Collection

Citation

Curteich-Chicago "C.T. Art Colortone" , “Bird's Eye View of Portsmouth, Ohio, showing U.S. Grant Bridge, Ohio and Scioto Rivers,” Local History Digital Collection, accessed November 2, 2024, https://yourppl.org/history/items/show/768.

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