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“Purple People Bridge” to be Beautified
The L&N Bridge over the Ohio River will receive beautification improvements on the Ohio side to match the improvements on the Kentucky side. The bridge—which carried both vehicle and rail traffic when it opened in 1872—was closed to traffic in 2001. Trains last used the bridge in 1984. Today, the bridge has been painted purple and is open to pedestrian traffic; due to this it is now locally known as the “Purple People Bridge.”
More information: Cincinnati Post: Bridge beautification funded (March 25, 2004) ![[Outside Link]](../images/kentuckyroads/outside-link2.gif){kind=small}