With temperatures in the mid-60’s yesterday, it was no wonder the Cincinnati, Ohio riverfront was filled with people.
You could see couples walking along the river, families bicycling, and children laughing as they played on the playscapes. I was one of them enjoying the warm weather as I walked along the riverfront!
In the background, stood the John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge, an impressive sight with two massive sandstone towers. It was so fun to walk underneath the bridge and see the cars crossing above me.
History of the Bridge
Spanning the Ohio River, the over 125 year-old John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge connects the two cities of Cincinnati, Ohio and Covington, Kentucky.
The bridge was named for the engineer who designed it, John Roebling, who also was the designer behind the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City.
Construction began on the bridge in 1856, with delays from lack of money, the Civil War, and labor shortage holding up work on the bridge.
When it opened in 1886, the John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge was the longest suspension bridge in the world, at a length of 1,057 feet. According to news reports, over 150,000 people walked across the bridge in the first two days.
While the majority of traffic on the bridge is vehicle traffic, pedestrians can still walk on the National Historic Landmark bridge to cross from Ohio to Kentucky.
