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  2. Covington, Kentucky - Wikipedia

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    2404138 [1] Website. covingtonky.gov. Covington is a home rule-class city in Kenton County, Kentucky, United States. Located at the confluence of the Ohio and Licking rivers, it lies south of Cincinnati, Ohio, across the Ohio and west of Newport, Kentucky, across the Licking.

  3. History of Covington, Kentucky - Wikipedia

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    The "Plan of Cincinnati" from the 1878 Encyclopaedia Britannica, showing the layout of downtown Covington and Newport to the south. In 1814, John Gano, Richard Gano, and Thomas Carneal purchased 150 acres (0.6 km 2) on the west side of the Licking River at its confluence with the Ohio River, referred to as "the Point," from Thomas Kennedy for $50,000.

  4. John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  5. Brent Spence Bridge - Wikipedia

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    Brent Spence Bridge. / 39.09087; -84.52291. 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.

  6. Cincinnati metropolitan area - Wikipedia

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    UTC−4 ( EDT) Area code (s) 513, 283, 859, 937, 812. The Cincinnati metropolitan area (also known as the Cincinnati Tri-State area or Greater Cincinnati) is a metropolitan area with its core in Ohio and Kentucky. [4] [5] Its largest city is Cincinnati and includes surrounding counties in the U.S. states of Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana.

  7. Kenton County, Kentucky - Wikipedia

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    Kenton County is a county located in the northern part of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 169,064, [1] making it the third most populous county in Kentucky (behind Jefferson County and Fayette County ). Its county seats are Covington and Independence. [2]

  8. Ohio County, Kentucky - Wikipedia

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    Ohio County, Kentucky. /  37.47°N 86.84°W  / 37.47; -86.84. Ohio County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 23,772. [1] Its county seat is Hartford, and its largest city is Beaver Dam. [2] The county is named after the Ohio River, which originally formed its northern boundary.

  9. Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport - Wikipedia

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    2,095,117. Source: CVG Airport [2] Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport ( IATA: CVG, ICAO: KCVG, FAA LID: CVG) is a public international airport located in Boone County, Kentucky, United States, around the community of Hebron. The airport serves the Cincinnati tri-state area. The airport's code, CVG, is derived from the nearest ...