Cincinnati cuts 210 feet from 122-year-old rail warehouse for new bridge

Longworth Hall, a historic railroad freight warehouse in Cincinnati, is now shorter than it was for most of its history. About 210 feet of the world’s longest buildings has been removed to make way for a new bridge over the Ohio River.The demolition is part of the Brent Spence companion bridge project. According to NPR, work on the new bridge officially began with a groundbreaking ceremony in May, and the removal of part of Longworth Hall has been one of the first visible changes linked to the project.The historic building at 700 W Pete Rose Way was completed in 1904 by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad as a warehouse for rail freight. At the time, it was 1,227 feet long and was described as one of the longest buildings in the world.Most of Longworth Hall will remain standing, however.