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Cincinnati-Covington Bridge

Ohio Suspension Bridge; Roebling Suspension Bridge
Built: 1856 - 1867
Location: Between Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA and Covington, Kenton County, Kentucky, USA
Crosses: Ohio River
Cincinnati-Covington Bridge
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Structural Type:
Suspension bridge with cable-stays
Function / usage:
Road bridge

Persons involved with this structure
Legend: Phase of works
RoleNamePart of structure 
Designer John Augustus Roebling
Reconfiguration
Designer Wilhelm Hildenbrand deck

Technical information
DescriptionValue
Construction materials used
cables  steel
deck  steel
pylons  masonry
Dimensions
  main span 322.4 m
  length of side spans 85.7 m
  total length 686.9 m

Chronology
1899
Concerns over the inadequacy of the deck truss yield to a redesign of the deck truss by Wilhelm Hildenbrand

Relevant Web Sites
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External LinkA Span for All Seasons: John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge English
External LinkarchINFORM: Hängebrücke über den Ohio English German French Spanish Italian
External LinkCincinnati Transit: Roebling Suspension Bridge English
External LinkDigital Bridges: A full and complete description of the Covington and Cincinnati suspension bridge English
External LinkHAER: Cincinnati Suspension Bridge, Spanning Ohio River, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, OH English
External LinkHAER: Covington & Cincinnati Suspension Bridge, Spanning Ohio River, Covington, KY-Cincinnati, OH, Covington, Kenton County, KY English
External LinkHistoric Bridges of the United States: Roebling Suspension Bridge English
External LinkWikipedia: John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge English
External LinkWikipedia: John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge German

Relevant Literature
* Farrington, Edmond F.   A full and complete description of the Covington and Cincinnati suspension bridge, J. P. Lindsay & co., printers, Cincinnati (USA) , 1867.
* Jackson, Donald C.   Great American Bridges and Dams, John Wiley & Sons, New York (USA) , ISBN 0471143855, 1984; pp. 226-227.
* John A. Roebling's Sons Company   Construction of Parallel Wire Cables for Suspension Bridges, John A. Roebling's Sons Company, Trenton (USA) , 1925.
* Troitsky, M. S.   Cable-Stayed Bridges, Crosby Lockwood Staples, London (United Kingdom) , ISBN 0258970340, 1977.

 
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