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Designated NHL. May 15, 1975. The John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge (formerly the Cincinnati-Covington Bridge) is a suspension bridge that 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, [3] which was ...
Opened. November 25, 1963; 60 years ago (November 25, 1963) Location. The Brent Spence Bridge is a double decker, cantilevered truss bridge that carries Interstates 71 and 75 across the Ohio River between Covington, Kentucky and Cincinnati, Ohio. The top deck carries Kentucky-bound traffic while the bottom deck carries Ohio-bound traffic.
December 15, 1969 [22] Location. The Silver Memorial Bridge is a cantilever bridge that spans the Ohio River between Gallipolis, Ohio, and Henderson, West Virginia. The bridge was completed in 1969 as a replacement for the collapsed Silver Bridge, although it is located about 1 mile (1.6 km) downstream (south) of the original.
Miamitown bridge collapse. On May 26, 1989, about 5:25 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time, a 140-foot (43 m) section of the 556-foot (169 m) Harrison Road (U.S. Route 52) temporary bridge over the Great Miami River in Miamitown, Ohio fell about 40 feet (12 m) into the rain-swollen river when a pile bent collapsed due to damage from floating debris ...
The Stonelick Covered Bridge is located on Stonelick-Williams Corner Road in Clermont County, Ohio, crossing the Stonelick Creek. The one-lane covered bridge was built in 1878. It is 140 feet long and supported using a 12-panel Howe truss. The property was added to the National Register on September 10, 1974, being the last surviving covered ...
The railway bridge collapsed under a heavy train loaded with more than 500 passengers; more than 70 were killed. Chester rail bridge: Chester, Massachusetts: United States 31 August 1893: Lattice truss bridge: Removed rivets caused bridge to collapse under the weight of a train 14 killed Point Ellice Bridge: Victoria, British Columbia: Canada ...
Occupation. structural engineer. Known for. Chief engineer of the Golden Gate Bridge. Spouse. Felicity Strauss. Joseph Baermann Strauss (January 9, 1870 – May 16, 1938) was an American structural engineer who revolutionized the design of bascule bridges. He was the chief engineer of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California.
The Brooklyn Bridge is a hybrid cable-stayed ... Bridge over the Ohio River between Cincinnati, Ohio ... 2007 collapse of the I-35W bridge in ...