Monday 24 February 2014

The John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge, Ohio River

The John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge spans the Ohio River between Cincinnati, Ohio and Covington, Kentucky. When the first pedestrians crossed on December 1, 1866, it was the longest suspension bridge in the world at 1,057 feet (322 m) main span.  It remains the busiest of Cincinnati's four non-freeway automobile or pedestrian bridges. Initially called the "Covington-Cincinnati Suspension Bridge" or "Ohio River Bridge," it was renamed in honour of its designer and builder on June 27, 1983.


The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975 and designated a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark in 1983.
This postcard was sent by Ellen of Kentucky, USA in the Swap-bot Feb 2014 Postcard Swap.

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