The Roebling Suspension Bridge
The Precursor to the Brooklyn Bridge
From the Roebling Bridge website:
“The John A. Roebling Bridge has been an iconic landmark over the Ohio River for more than 150 years. Designed by civil engineer John Roebling, the bridge officially opened to traffic on January 1, 1867. Its 1,075 foot span made it the longest bridge in the world.
The bridge is an engineering marvel that employed several new bridge-building techniques. Perhaps its most impressive features are the two primary cables, each containing 5,180 individual wires. The cables were “spun” in place using wire imported from England. A second set of cables was added in 1897 to support heavier loads.”
If you go:
The bridge is easily accessible for pedestrians from the Riveralk along the river, with a staircase going up the the bridge from the Riveralk. It’s about a 0.7 mile walk one way across the bridge to the trafffic circle at The Banks on the Cincinnati side.
Website:
roeblingbridge.org/
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Address:
Right outside the Marriott just past the Ohio River floodwall.
Travel Time from Marriott:
2 minutes (0.1 miles) walking
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