Okeana Ohio CC&LRR 840 Foot Trestle Work Railroad Bridge 1903 Real Photo Postcard

The 840-foot trestle shown was a key component of the Cincinnati, Chicago & Louisville Railroad (C.C. & L. R.R.) line near Okeana, Ohio. Chartered in 1900, the C.C. & L. R.R. rapidly completed its 283-mile main line connecting Cincinnati and Chicago by 1903. Timber trestles of this scale were common yet significant engineering feats, designed to carry heavy rail traffic over challenging terrain such as valleys and waterways in the Midwest.