I tend to focus on railroad bridges instead of road bridges and missed that Roebling built a bridge a lot closer to Chicagoland than I realized.
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HAER OHIO,31-CINT,45--33. VIEW LOOKING NORTHWEST, 3/4 ELEVATION FROM BELOW - Cincinnati Suspension Bridge, Spanning Ohio River, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, OH |
Comment by Don Sayenga on Bridge Hunter:
The bridge in the photo was designed and built by William Hildenbrand 1895-1899. Although the crossing currently is named for John A Roebling, he was the designer and builder of the original structure which was deficient for several reasons. It was removed by Hildenbrand without interrupting travel - a spectacular effort! In the rebuild the original wrought iron wire cables and the original stone towers were allowed to remain in place and these were used to raise the new bridge structures into place. New steel cables were added in 1897 (in the middle of the project) to support the added weight of the metal trusswork.The best reference source is:"Wilhelm Hildenbrand and the 1895 Reconstruction of the Roebling Suspension Bridge" by Dr. Joseph F. Gastright in Northern Kentucky Heritage, Vol VII No 1 pages 1-14
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HAER OHIO,31-CINT,45--66. DETAIL VIEW LOOKING NORTH, SHOWING SUSPENSION CABLES |
At the time of its completion in 1866, the Cincinnati Suspension Bridge was the longest suspension span in the world. Although it had taken over ten years to complete (actual completion of all details was not accomplished until 1867) the work was achieved with a noticeable lack of injury or death to those workmen involved with the project. This was the first bridge over the Ohio River at Cincinnati.
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HAER OHIO,31-CINT,45--77. DETAIL VIEW LOOKING NORTH, SHOWING WEST |
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| John Counotte posted Cincinnati Bridge Ohio |
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| David Guilden posted BIG MAMA'S WHEEL ALMOST AS BIG AS ONE OF HER BARGES LOL [Sprague was the world's largest steam powered sternwheeler towboat. This bridge is in the background.] |
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| Street View [This photo was taken from the Taylor-Southgate Bridge.] |
This is the photo that taught me that Roebling had a bridge at Cincinnati.
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| Paul Abrams posted Belle of Cincinnati pushes past the Roebling suspension bridge connecting Cincinnati with Newport, Kentucky on the Ohio River last year. |
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| David Gulden posted R Dale Flick: OMAR (1936 - 1961) was a fixture steaming around here in Cincinnati. One fine boat with a great whistle. She visibly oozed power with that big wheel. Ran 1,000 hp originally with five boilers; then new B&W steam generators in 1948. She always burned coal with that certain coal smell blowing to the shore. In 1948 she sank mouth of the Licking River here in full view of company executives looking out office windows in Cincinnati. Raised, returned to service in no time. Had a long history ending up as the RHODODENDREN 1962 for West Virginia centennial; then to Clinton, Iowa as SHOWBOAT. I saw her deadheading with no barges carrying the mail faster than people thought. |
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| Don Sanders commented on David's post The bridge the OMAR is passing under is the John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge linking Covington, Kentucky, background, and Cincinnati, Ohio. The bridge opened formally on 01 January 1867 and is still in use, today. |
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| Don Sanders commented on David's post Roebling Suspension Bridge, March 2005. |
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| Street View [I presume the stone work is the tops of the cable anchorages.] |
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| Kentucky Tourism posted Where can you discover bustling downtowns and charming small towns? Spoiler alert: In the new 2021 Kentucky Visitor’s Guide! |
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| Street View [Looking at the vertical compression members on the left, this is the first time I've seen lattice work used on all four sides of a column.] |
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| Bob Kent posted 1997 in Cincinnati at 64.7 ft. Stayed out of the 60 ft range till 2018 reaching 60.5. City Riverfront area totally different now, will have to work on putting something together on that. Even the Highway (Ft Washington Way/I-71) somewhat reconfigured. Riverfront Stadium long gone. |
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| Bridges Now and Then posted Cincinnati-Covington's John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge. |
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| Tim Jeffries posted Time for another Roebling image - one of my favorites. Bridges Now and Then shared |
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| 1 of 4 posted by Bridges & Tunnels with Sherman Cahal | It was a moody, overcast afternoon when I visited the historic circa 1866 Roebling Bridge, a historic wire suspension bridge across the Ohio River between Covington, Kentucky, and Cincinnati, Ohio. The bridge recently underwent renovations to the sandstone masonry on the north and south anchorages and towers, and coupled with a repainting project in the 2010s, the Roebling now looks better than ever. Check out more photos and a history of the Roebling Bridge at http://bridgestunnels.com/location/roebling-bridge/ Kevin Horsley: The stone used on this bridge came from Buena Vista, OH. It was shipped down river to Cincinnati. The quarry was later purchased by my grandfather and latter sold to Mead Paper. |
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