You may know it by the name of its replacement: the Taylor-Southgate Bridge
 

The Central Bridge, from an old stereoview, circa 1890's.
The Central Bridge grand opening was on August 29, 1891

 

Notice the bridge is still under construction, c. 1890.From a Facebook post by John Reusing	“The Newport-Cincinnati Cantilever Bridge” in the ice, January 21, 1893

 

Central Bridge	The Central Bridge. 1945

 

Construction on the Ohio Side from a Facebook post by Brian Schlosser	Almost connected, 1893. Note the water level on the opposite, Kentucky side of the river. From a Facebook post by Pat Corcoran

 

Maintenance crew on the Newport -Cincinnati Central Bridge, c. 1937. Rear right is C. L. Craven, foreman. Thanks to Roy Clements for this picture.	Central Bridge, then the Cincinnati-Newport Bridge. Which end? Taken on the day of the Grand Opening? from a Facebook post by Vanishing Cincinnati

 

Entering Newport	c. 1930	River View, c. 1943

 

Central Bridge paintings by noted  Covington artist Henry Farny.[Wikipedia] With and without bad colorization.

 

The Central Bridge at night, by E. T. Hurley		Central Bridge at Night, a sketch by E. T. Hurley, from a 1919 book of sketches by Hurley, with texts by James Green. You can read Green's text to this picture here.

 

Despite what the card says, this is the Central Bridge	Central Bridge, Connecting Newport and Cincinnati	The Central Bridge, 1908  Referred to on the card as the Broadway and Newport Bridge

 

Island Queen head upriver under  the Central Bridge, June, 1937	The Ohio end of  the Central Bridge

 

The “Central Railroad Bridge” on the Cincinnati side, c. 1895
But the Central was never a railroad bridge.

 

The end of the Central Bridge. Story.

 

Railroad Station on the Ohio end of the Central Bridge (to the right)
From a Facebook post by Cam Miller

 

Central Bridge Data  from the US Army, Chief of Engineers, 1934	Plaque on the current bridge

 

The Library of Congress has thirty-four pictures if the Central Bridge from 1968 at their web site.
Then Central Bridge was officially dedicated on August 28, 1891, but the grand opening, complete with parades, speeches and ceremonies, was on the 29th. The bridge had been open for a number of days at that point for pedestrians. The Enquirer's story on the 29th is here, and on the 30th is here.	The Cincinnati Enquirer's 1900 article on Ohio River bridges is here.