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The John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge (formerly the Cincinnati-Covington 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 (322 m) main span, [ 3 ] which was later overtaken by John A ...
John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge: KY 17: Cincinnati and Covington 1867 ... Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. Download coordinates as: KML; GPX (all coordinates)
John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge: 322 m (1,056 ft) 686 m (2,251 ft) Suspension ... Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. Download coordinates as: KML; GPX (all ...
Roebling's Delaware Aqueduct, also known as the Roebling Bridge, is the oldest existing wire suspension bridge in the United States. [1] It runs 535 feet (163 meters) over the Delaware River , from Minisink Ford, New York , to Lackawaxen, Pennsylvania .
The John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge that connects Northern Kentucky and Ohio was closed for several hours Wednesday morning due to a bomb threat, according to Covington police and multiple ...
English: The John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge spans the Ohio River, and connects the cities of Covington, Kentucky and Cincinnati, Ohio. Begun in 1856, it was designed and built by famed engineer John A. Roebling, whom went on to design the more famous Brooklyn Bridge in New York City.
John Augustus Roebling (born Johann August Röbling; June 12, 1806 – July 22, 1869) was a German-born American civil engineer. [1] He designed and built wire rope suspension bridges, in particular the Brooklyn Bridge, which has been designated as a National Historic Landmark and a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark.
The next major project that spurred the economic growth of Covington was the decade-long construction of the Covington-Cincinnati Suspension Bridge between Covington and Cincinnati. Built by John A. Roebling, construction started in 1856. Work on the bridge continued for two years before the effects of the 1857 depression brought construction ...