National Historic Landmark · suspension bridge · Covington, Kentucky

Covington and Cincinnati Suspension Bridge

Suspension bridge across the Ohio River in Covington, Kentucky. Built 1867 by John Augustus Roebling. Added to the National Register in 1975, and a National Historic Landmark.

Open to visitNational Historic LandmarkBuilt 1867Listed 1975John Augustus Roebling
19th century Roebling Suspension BridgeAerial view of Cincinnati, 2006-01-252008-10-05 02 The John Roebling Bridge adj2008-10-05 02 The John Roebling Bridge
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What it is

Wikipedia · John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge

The John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge is a suspension bridge that spans the Ohio River between Cincinnati, Ohio, and Covington, Kentucky. When opened to traffic on January 1, 1867, it was the longest suspension bridge in the world at 1,057 feet (322 m) main span, before being overtaken by the Niagara Clifton Bridge, which was later surpassed by John A. Roebling's most famous design of the 1883 Brooklyn Bridge at 1,595.5 feet (486.3 m). Pedestrians use the bridge to get between the hotels, bars, restaurants, and other amenities in Northern Kentucky. The bar and restaurant district at the foot of the bridge on the Kentucky side is known as Roebling Point.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeStructure
AddressSpans Ohio River between Covington, KY and Cincinnati, OH, Covington, KY
CountyKenton County
ListedMay 15, 1975
Reference number75000786
Built1867
ArchitectJohn Augustus Roebling
Type of placesuspension bridge, road bridge
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark, Historic Civil Engineering Landmark
Contributing resources1 structures

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

Open to the public
AddressSpans Ohio River between Covington, KY and Cincinnati, OH, Covington, KY
Coordinates39.09232, -84.50951 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitWilliam Howard Taft National Historic Site · 2 mi · on Park Atlas
Federal campgrounds nearbyOverlook Shelter (Brookville Lake) 35 mi · Tailwater Shelter 1 (Brookville Lake) 35 mi · Tailwater Shelter 2 (Brookville Lake) 36 mi
This one you can go inside. Hours and admission change with the season; the website above has the current schedule.

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Sources

Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 75000786. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.