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CINCINNATI, OHIO

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WHITE TIGER FROM THE CINCINNATI ZOO

I love this picture!
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~~~CINCINNATI FROM THE KENTUCKY SIDE~~~

 ~~~RIVER FRONT STADIUM~~~

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~~~John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge~~~

Built….1866……..Length….2161.5 Feet

This is my favorite bridge in the whole world!

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PURPLE PEOPLE BRIDGE

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 The only bridge dedicated exclusively to pedestrian traffic.

The bridge was built in 1872 to carry tracks for the

 L&N (Louisville and Nashville) Railroad.

In recent years, after the railroad no longer needed the bridge,

the municipal governments on either side (Newport, KY)

 renovated the bridge at a cost $4 million

and who knows how many gallons of lavender paint. 

On April 25, 2003, the newly renovated Purple People Bridge

opened to pedestrians, bicyclists, and skaters.

At 17-feet-wide and 2,670-feet-long (just over 1/2 mile), it is one of the longest pedestrian bridges in America.

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THE DANIEL CARTER BEARD BRIDGE

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The Bridge is named after the founder of the Boy Scouts, who was born and raised nearby. However, many locals, including traffic reporters, ignore the bridge's official name and instead call it "The Big Mac Bridge".  

The nickname stems from an early 1980's attempt by McDonald's to open a floating restaurant on the Newport Riverfront on the Kentucky side of the river.

Construction of the I-471 bridge's piers began in 1971, and work began in 1972 on the first of its two trademark yellow tied arch spans.  The northbound span was jacked into place in August of 1974, after which work began on the southbound span, reusing the same falsework in a money saving effort.  The second span was jacked into place a year later, and the bridge opened to limited traffic in 1977.  The bridge opened along with six nearby access ramps as the first segment of I-471.  The bridge was not dedicated until I-471 through Kentucky was completed in 1981, and did not carry a full traffic load until the 1985 completion of its connections with I-71.

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~~~BIKE RACE~~~

 ~~~BEACH BOYS CONCERT!!!

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