bɪkˈʌz bɹˈɪdʒɪŋ ðə saɪˈoʊɾoʊ ɹˈɪvɚ wʊd tˈeɪk tˈaɪm, ðə sˈiː ænd ˈɛks bɪɡˈæn kənstɹˈʌkʃən ɪn dʒuːlˈaɪ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi nˈaɪn əvə tˈɛmpɚɹˌɛɹi dˈiːpoʊ ɔnðə wˈɛst bˈæŋk ʌvðə ɹˈɪvɚɹ ɪnðə fɹˈæŋklɪntən nˈeɪbɚhˌʊd ʌv kəlˈʌmbəs.
Because bridging the Scioto River would take time, the C&X began construction in July 1849 of a temporary depot on the west bank of the river in the Franklinton neighborhood of Columbus.