Cincinnati–Covington Bridge

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historic bridge landmark road bridge suspension bridge

The Cincinnati–Covington Bridge is a historic 19th-century suspension bridge over the Ohio River, renowned as a pioneering precursor to the Brooklyn Bridge and a major engineering achievement of its era.

Aliases (1)

Cincinnati-Covington Bridge ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historic bridge → landmark → road bridge → suspension bridge →
alsoKnownAs	Roebling Suspension Bridge →
architect	John A. Roebling →
cityServed	Cincinnati NERFINISHED → Covington →
connects	Cincinnati, Ohio NERFINISHED → Covington, Kentucky →
constructionStartDate	1856 →
continent	North America →
country	United States →
crosses	Ohio River →
designer	John A. Roebling →
engineer	John A. Roebling →
engineeringSignificance	major engineering achievement of its era →
function	river crossing →
heritageDesignation	National Historic Landmark → National Register of Historic Places listing →
historicPeriod	19th century →
inspired	design of the Brooklyn Bridge →
isPrecursorOf	Brooklyn Bridge →
length	approximately 2,252 feet →
locatedIn	Cincinnati, Ohio, United States → Covington, Kentucky, United States →
mainSpanLength	approximately 1,057 feet →
maintainedBy	Kentucky Transportation Cabinet →
material	stone → wood (original deck components) → wrought iron →
namedAfter	John A. Roebling →
notableFor	being a pioneering long-span suspension bridge → influencing later large suspension bridge designs → innovative use of wire rope cables →
opened	1866 →
openedToTraffic	1867 →
owner	Commonwealth of Kentucky →
regionServed	Greater Cincinnati metropolitan area →
river	Ohio River →
state	Kentucky → Ohio →
trafficType	pedestrian traffic → vehicular traffic →
wasWorldsLongestSuspensionBridgeSpan	true →
worldsLongestSpanFrom	1866 →
worldsLongestSpanUntil	1883 →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
John A. Roebling → John A. Roebling ("Cincinnati-Covington Bridge") →	designed