Cincinnati Suspension Bridge Tower Sepia is a photograph by Phyllis Taylor which was uploaded on June 5th, 2016.
Cincinnati Suspension Bridge Tower Sepia
The Suspension Bridge crossing the Ohio River between Cincinnati, OH and Covington, KY is formally called The John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge but... more
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Cincinnati Suspension Bridge Tower Sepia
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Phyllis Taylor
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Photograph - Photography
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The Suspension Bridge crossing the Ohio River between Cincinnati, OH and Covington, KY is formally called The John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge but has been known by locals as The Suspension Bridge for years. It is an engineering marvel and was the prototype of the Brooklyn Bridge which was also designed by John Roebling.
Cincinnati was the first major city in "The West", or what is today known as the Midwest. Its 1850 population of 115,435 ranked sixth in the United States, far ahead of St. Louis (77,860) and Chicago (29,963). Its cross-river neighbors of Covington and Newport were home to 20,000 more residents, and as ferry traffic increased, the necessity of a bridge became apparent. The 1849 charter issued by the state of Ohio required no piers in the river, a length of 1,400ft., and a deck clearance of 112ft. By the time construction started in 1856, a revised charter eased the required length to 1,000ft. and height to 100ft. The ensuing period of construction stretched over a decade, interrupted by financial shortages and the Civil War, during which the city and unfinished bridge were under threat of attack.
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June 5th, 2016
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