L-R: Helen Wilson, standing behind Mayor Kalb. Helen attended the 1927 bridge event.Mayor Jim Kalb, black sport coat,holding scissors.Harry Fry, Deputy Director, District 9, Ohio Department of Transportation,beside Mayor Kalb. John Hagan, retired Deputy Director, District 9, Ohio Department of Transportation, in light gray. Dan Beasley, area field engineer.
Tinted image of the Irving Drew Shoe factory. The 1920 Portsmouth City Directory lists the locations of the Irving Drew Company at 1658-1662 Eleventh (11th) Street and 533-537 Front Street. This image is the Welt and Turn Factory at 1658-1662 Eleventh St. according to "Illustrated and Descriptive Portsmouth, Ohio" a publication of the early 1900's.
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.
