Black & white photo image with background view of West Portsmouth. On Wednesday March 26, 1913 the previous bridge was destroyed by flood waters that were 15 feet higher on the Scioto than the Ohio. Henry Ruel built a temporary bridge to use during the construction of this bridge in 1914. On November 20 1915, this, the Sixth (6th) bridge over the Scioto was opened to traffic. The Second Street bridge, as it was also known, was closed in 1997 and was removed in 1998.
Black and white photo image of the Scioto Bridge during flooding. Shown is the fifth (5th) bridge over the Scioto River at the west edge of Portsmouth. It was built in 1885 and was washed away in the 1913 Flood.
Black and white photo of a wreck at the Scioto Bridge during the 1913 flood.
Ed. Kehoe, Flour Feed, Lime and Salt store located in the background of the photo.
