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The Roebling Bridge reopened on November 13, 2020, with Covington and Cincinnati police monitoring traffic on the bridge. On February 15, 2021, the bridge closed for a nine-month rehabilitation project; it reopened in November 2021.
The Bridge Company had selected John Roebling as chief engineer to design and build the bridge. Construction began in September 1856. The initial work was to prepare the foundations for the Ohio tower. With both towers under construction, work halted in 1858 as additional funding became unavailable after a widespread financial downturn in 1857.
Jan 9, 2024 · (Officially opened January 1, 1867) 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.
May 22, 2014 · When the Roebling Suspension Bridge opened to traffic on January 1, 1867, its 1,057-foot span made it the longest suspension bridge in the world, a record it retained until 1883 when Roebling’s most famous project, the Brooklyn Bridge opened. Roebling Suspension Bridge, under construction.
Nov 17, 1999 · The John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge, originally known as the Cincinnati-Covington Bridge spans the Ohio River between Cincinnati, Ohio and Covington, Kentucky. When opened on December 1, 1866, it was the longest suspension bridge in the world at 1,057 feet (322 m) main span.
- 1856
- Cincinnati-Covington Bridge
- 1867
- in use
John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge, spanning the Ohio River from Cincinnati to Covington, Kentucky, at night. On May 22, 1831, Roebling left Prussia with a group of emigrants bound for the United States. They included his brother Carl and the older Johann Adolphus Etzler, who believed in a technological utopia.
Construction began in September 1856, continued sporadically throughout the Civil War, and was completed in December 1866. Roebling's bridge brought the thriving industrial cities of Covington and Cincinnati into closer and more regular contact than ever before.
