Roebling Suspension Bridge

Local nameRoebling Suspension Bridge
LocationCincinnati

The John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge is a suspension bridge that spans the Ohio River between Cincinnati, Ohio, and Covington, Kentucky. When opened on December 1, 1866, it was the longest suspension bridge in the world at 1,057 feet main span, which was later overtaken by John A. Roebling's most famous design of the 1883 Brooklyn Bridge at 1,595.5 feet. Pedestrians use the bridge to get between the hotels, bars, restaurants, and parking lots in Northern Kentucky. The bar and restaurant district at the foot of the bridge on the Kentucky side is known as Roebling Point.

Ramps were constructed leading directly from the bridge to the Dixie Terminal building used for streetcars. These provided Covington–Cincinnati streetcars "with a grade-separated route to the center of downtown, and the terminal building was originally intended to connect, via underground pedestrian passages, with the never-built Fountain Square Station of the infamous Cincinnati Subway." When streetcar service ceased…

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Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_A._Roebling_Suspension_Bridge

Offcial website http://roeblingbridge.org/

Address John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge, Cincinnati, OH 45202, USA

Coordinates 39°5'43.412" N -84°30'37.778" E

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