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Carl Lindner III's House
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The CEO of American Financial Group lives here.

Neil Armstrong's House (deceased)
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This was the final home of the astronaut. His widow, Carol Armstrong still owns this property.

Carson Palmer's House (former)
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The NFL quarterback lived here. He sold the 5-bed, 5.5-bath, 5,575 sq ft home on June 30, 2011 for $1.915M, according to public records.

Marvin Lewis' House (former)
The former Cincinnati Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis lived here in beautiful Cincinnati, Ohio.
Lewis now serves as the co-defensive coordinator for the Arizona State Sun Devils. Lewis was the head coach of the Cincinnati Bengals for 16 seasons. On the sidelines, Lewis came to prominence during his term as the defensive coordinator for the Baltimore Ravens from 1996 to 2001. The Raven’s defense would set the record for the fewest points allowed in a 16-game season in 2000 and helped the franchise win their first Super Bowl over the New York Giants. This success landed Lewis the head coach position with the Bengals, where he served from 2003 to 2018 with mixed success. Lewis is also recognized as a commentator for the Alliance of American Football.
Lewis' coaching tenure with the Cincinnati Bengals improved fortunes for the struggling team transforming them into postseason contenders. At the time of his hiring, the Bengals had not had a winning season or postseason appearance since 1990 and finished with a franchise worst 2–14 record. In a matter of three seasons, Lewis ended both droughts, leadng the Bengals to their first AFC North division title in fifteen years, and a subsequent seven playoff appearances and four division titles, along with a franchise best five consecutive postseason appearances. He holds the record for most wins as a Bengals head coach at 131 and was named Coach of the Year by the Associated Press in 2009, the first Bengals coach since team founder Paul Brown. While credited with returning the Bengals to respectability, Lewis' reputation was affected by a lack of postseason success and he was ultimately unable to lead the team to a playoff win. His 131 regular season victories, 16 years as a head coach, and seven postseason losses are the most of NFL head coaches who have not won a playoff game.
Marvin Lewis has a net worth of $14 million dollars and earns an annual salary of $4.5 million yearly.
Lewis sold this house in 2019 for $2,300,000.

Nick Lachey's House
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The pop singer and actor, who rose to fame in the late 1990's as a member of the boy band "98 Degrees", owns this house. He stars in the reality television series "Lachey's Bar", with his younger brother, Drew.

Drew Lachey's House
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The singer and actor, known as a member of "98 Degrees", the winner of the 2nd season of "Dancing with the Stars", and the younger brother of Nick Lachey, lives here. He stars in the reality television series "Lachey's Bar", with his older brother, Nick.

Larry Sheakleys' House
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Larry Sheakley is the owner of The Sheakley Group founded in 1963. The Sheakley Group specializes in the fields of payroll, HR solutions,workers' compensation, safety services, 401(k) services, medical management, vocational rehab, flexible benefit plans, unemployment services, and merchandise for small to mid-size employers.

Paul O'Neill's house
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The former right fielder and Major League Baseball player who won five World Series while playing for the Cincinnati Reds (1985-1992) and New York Yankees (1993-2001) lives here.

Former site of Crosley Field
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Crosley Field was a Major League Baseball park located in Cincinnati, Ohio. It was the home field of the National League's Cincinnati Reds from 1912 through June 24, 1970, and the original Cincinnati Bengals football team, members of the second (1937) and third American Football League (1940–41). Contrary to popular belief, it was not the original home of the current NFL franchise of the same name (the home of those Bengals in 1968 and 1969 was nearby Nippert Stadium, located on the campus of the University of Cincinnati) Crosley Field was on an asymmetrical block bounded by Findlay Street (south), Western Avenue (northeast, angling), York Street (north) and McLean Avenue (west). The "Findlay and Western" intersection was the home field of the Reds from 1884 until mid-season 1970, when the team moved to Riverfront Stadium.

Steve Boymel's House
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Steve Boymel is the owner of Brookwood Retirement Community in Cincinnati, OH.

Oscar Robertson's House
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The former professional basketball player, who lead Crispus Attucks HS to back to back Indiana State Championships, and the only player in NBA history to ever average a triple-double in one season, lives here.

Mike Brown's House
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The owner of the Cincinnati Bengals (NFL) lives here.

Edward Levine's House
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Edward Levine is CEO of Champion Window Manufacturing, Inc.

Bob Castellini's House
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Castellini is the majority owner and CEO of the Cinncinati Reds baseball team.

Richard T. Farmer's House
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Richard T. Farmer is the former CEO and grandson of the founder of Cintas Corporation.

Bengals practice field
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Welcome Aboard
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Ian Guttman's House
Ian Guttman is Vice President at Hill Developers.

Melody Richardson's House
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Melody Sawyer Richardson is Director of the Commercial Real Estate Division at Comey & Shepherd City Office, where she specializes in the sale of unique and historic properties. Her mission is to bring people and businesses back to the urban core.
After receiving a Master's in Social Work from OSU, she went on to earn an MBA (Rutgers School of Management), and JD (Rutgers Law School). She is admitted to the bar in New York, New Jersey, Ohio and Kentucky.
Previously an attorney with the Wall Street firm of Lord, Day Lord Barrett Smith, she subsequently served as Associate Counsel of Chase Manhattan Bank (NY) and then Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary of Bellemead Development Corporation. After returning to Cincinnati, she became Vice President & General Counsel of Cincinnati Arts Association.
Ms. Richardson has chaired many events and served on many local and national boards including the Cincinnati USA Convention & Visitors' Bureau, Cincinnati Ballet, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Cincinnati Opera, SPCA, Tall Stacks, the International Sculpture Center, the U.S. Dept. of State Fine Arts Committee, and Vice Regent for George Washington's home, Mt. Vernon, where she represents Ohio.

Barry Larkin's House (former)
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Barry Larkin is a retired Major League Baseball player. Larkin played shortstop for the Cincinnati Reds from 1986 to 2004. He sold this 9,242 sq. ft. house for $2,000,000 in October 2003.

Gabrielle Reynolds' House
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Gabrielle Reynolds was appointed by president George W. Bush as a member of board of trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., the country's largest performing arts center.

Johnny Bench's House (former)
The former professional baseball player lived here. He sold the 4-bed, 3.5-bath, 4,807 sq ft home on February 11. 2010 for $1.4M, according to public records.

Mick Cronin's House (Former)
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Mick Cronin was named the 26th head men's basketball coach in University of Cincinnati history in March 2006. He bought this 4 bedroom, 3.5 bath, 4,950 sq. ft. house for $637,000 in July 2006.

Alan George Lafley's house
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The CEO, President, and the Chairman of the Board of Procter & Gamble lives here.

David Justice's House
The retired professional baseball player, and ex-husband of Halle Berry, owns this home. He bought it for his Mother back in the 1990's.

Johnny Bench's House (former)
The retired professional baseball catcher lived in this home from 1978 to 1998.

William DeWitt Jr.'s House
The current managing partner and chairman of the St. Louis Cardinals lives here.

Carl Lindner, Jr.'s House
The businessman, who is among the world's richest people, lives here.

'Geier House' by Philip Johnson
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1965

Bradford Phillips' House
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The inventor of the fold-up umbrella and owner of Totes, which makes Isotoners, lives here.

Robert F. Kistinger's House
Robert F. Kistinger is Director of Resources Connection, Inc. He is also the CEO of Bonita Banana Company, and the former President and Chief Operating Officer of the Fresh Group of Chiquita Brands International, Inc.

Bob Rhein's House
Bob Rhein is Founder, CEO, and Partner of Rhein Interests & Rhein Medall Communities, one of the leading residential land developers in the Midwest and Southeast.

John Acklen's House
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John Acklen is a retired builder from Hills Developers. They build apartment complexes, patio homes, condos and commercial facilities. This house is 12,512 square feet and sits on over 5 acres per county records.

Robert Heimann's House
Robert Heimann is the President of Globe Corporation

George Kurz's House (Former)
George Kurz is CEO of Honey Baked Ham Company of Ohio.
Sold for $2.715M in Dec, 2010

Abandoned Cincinnati Subway
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Most major cities have subway systems, and around 1912 Cincinnati Ohio decided to build one for itself. The project progressed considerably but over the years was cut back until it was killed completely in 1948. The taxpayer debt was not fully paid until the mid 1960s.

Dan Pierce's House
Dan Pierce is the owner of Systems Evolution, Inc.

'Hawkins House' by David Niland
1982-84
Hugh Hawkins is a radiologist and Medical Director at Medical Imaging Physicians-Dayton.
Entire exterior needed to be reconstructed due to poor detailing and water damage. 1992-96 by Bostwick Forensic Architecture

Melanie Schaeffer's House
Melanie Schaeffer is the owner of Clermont Distributing which is a wholesale distributing company for Anhauser Busch.

'House at Indian Hill' by Michael Graves
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Patrick Gunning's House
Patrick Gunning is President of G&A Marketing, Inc.

Fred Runk's House
Fred Runk is the former Senior VP and Treasurer for American Financial Group.

Building with no right angles (University of Cincinnati Molecular Science Building) by Gehry
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The University of Cincinnati Molecular Science Building is an award winning architectural marvel. It was designed so that no walls met at a 90 degree angle. This eye catching building is a destination for many simply due to its exceptional design. Vontz Center for Molecular Studies at the University of Cincinnati's Medical Center was dedicated in September 1999. Its curving outer walls combine brick panels with long curtains of windows. An interior atrium features a twisting concrete staircase.

Piotr Chomczynski's House
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The President of Molecular Research Center and creator of Phenol-Choloform, lives here.

C. Winfield Scott's House
C. Winfield Scott is CEO of Buffers And Biochemicals Corporation.

Rudi Johnson's House (former)
The professional football player lived here. This home was featured on "MTV Cribs".

Great American Ballpark
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Home of the Reds.

Rick Spear's House
Rick Spear is CEO of Spear, a Cincinnati, OH based bottle lableing company.

Bernard Barbash's House
Bernard Barbash is the former part owner, President and COO of Champion Windows.

Durk I. Jager's House
Durk I. Jager is the former CEO of Procter and Gamble and is currently Director of Chiquita brand foods.

Randall Spear's House
Randall Spear is an executive with Spear, a Cincinnati, OH based bottle lableing company.

Frank Noyes' House
Frank Noyes is an orthopaedic surgeon and Chairman & CEO of Cininnati SportsMedicine & Orthopaedic Center.

John Thornton's House (former)
The professional football player lived here.

Ralph S. Michael III's House
Ralph Michael is currently a director for AK Steel Holding Corporation, Key Energy Services Inc., FBR Capital Markets Corp., Cincinnati Bengals, Xavier University and Friedman Billings Ramsey Group Inc. REIT. He has served as an executive for Ohio Casualty Insurance, U.S. Bank, and PNC Bank.

John Wildman's House
John Wildman is the VP of International Sales for Sunny Delight. His neighbor is professional football player John Thornton of the Cincinnati Bengals.

Vidal Sassoon's House
The famous hairdresser, and his 4th wife Ronnie, live here part-time. Most of his California real estate holdings are also featured on this site.

Gregory & Michele Young's House
Gregory & Michele Young are personal injury attorneys.

Paul Brown Stadium
Home of the Bengals.

David W. Frisbie's House
A real estate developer who sold his Palm Beach home in 2007 for over $11 million, lives here.

Mirror Lake
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Nearby Mirror Lake covers the city's reservoir. The beauty of the lake was enhanced by a fountain which shoots water 60 feet into the air, a gift in 1987 by Mrs. Eleanor Meacham and her son Standish Meacham Jr. Mrs. Meacham served as a Park Board Commissioner from 1957 to 1963. Her husband was the architect for Krohn Conservatory.
In the summer of 1998, ArtWorks Apprentices teamed up with the Cincinnati Recreation Commission to paint a large fresco mural on the base of the Mirror Lake pool in Eden Park. The design includes fossils of sea life from the Ohio River.

Mark Andreae's House
Mark Andreae is the owner of Clark Power Services.

Bob McDonald's House
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McDonald is the former Chairman/CEO of consumer goods giant Procter & Gamble.

Jack A. Hahn's House
Jack A. Hahn is a dentist who specializes in implants and cosmetics.

David DiGiulio's House
David DiGiulio is a former Research and Development and HR Executive for Proctor & Gamble Co.

Dick LeBeau's House
The football Hall of Famer lives here.

T. J. Houshmandzadeh's House (former)
The professional football player lived here. His main residence in the off-season, that was seen on "MTV Cribs", is also featured on this site.

David Justice's House (former)
The former professional baseball player lived here from 1998 until 2003. Another home that he owns in the area where his mother stays, as well as some of his other real estate, are also mapped on this site.

Elsinore Tower
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From wcpo.com:
In 1883, the Cincinnati Water Works wanted to extend its efficient water supply main tunnel (which had remained incomplete for several years) 185 feet to the line at Gilbert Avenue. This efficient main started at the reservoir in Eden Park. To control the flow of water at the base of the steep hill, a valve house was needed. Because the Water Works wanted to enhance the landscape of the park, plus they wanted a structure that would also serve as a new entrance to the park, they felt that the valve house needed to have a special design.
That spring, Cincinnati was host to the Shakespearean Dramatic Festival at Music Hall. The highlight of the festival was the performance of "Hamlet" on Friday evening, May 4. A famous actor by the name of James E. Murdock played the role of Hamlet. Even at the age of 72, this actor was very popular in Cincinnati, mainly because Cincinnati was his hometown. Although many in the audience felt that Mr. Murdock was too old to play the role of Hamlet, they were highly impressed with the stage sets, especially the opening scene. This particular stage set was a 65-by-65 foot painting of Elsinore Castle (also known as Kronberg Castle), where the moody Denmark prince walked at night and spoke with the ghost of his father. A local artist named merry painted this stage set. In the audience that night was Water Works Superintendent A.G. Moore. He was so impressed with the painting of Elsinore Castle that that next Monday morning he appeared at the offices of Samuel Hannaford and Sons (famous local architectural firm that designed, among other structures, Music Hall and the City Building) with a newspaper illustration of the Elsinore stage set. What resulted was that Charles B. Hannaford, the son of Samuel, was commissioned to design the valve house in the form of Elsinore Castle. The Elsinore Tower was built later that year for a cost of $15,000.
What resulted is the Norman Romanesque Revival mini-castle consisting of a cylindrical castellated tower joined to a smaller square tower by a battlemented archway. Since the Cincinnati Art Museum officially opened in 1886, steps were placed behind the Elsinore Tower as a short cut to the museum. However, the steps were too steep to ever become popular; and with the ever-increasing prevalence of motorized travel, the Elsinore Tower soon lost its appeal as an entrance to the Park. As of 1988, it was reported that the reservoir valves were housed in a vault underneath the tower and that the Cincinnati Water Works used the Elsinore Tower for equipment storage.

Leon Hall's House
The NFL player owns this property.

'Taft Residence' by Gwathmey Siegel
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Xavier University
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George Colombel's House
A doctor of child psychiatry, lives here.

Star TV and FM Tower
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The Star Tower is a 956 foot (291.4 m) high transmitting tower for TV and FM in Cincinnati, Ohio . It was built for WSTR-TV, then known as "Star 64", which still broadcasts from the tower antenna pointing northwest for digital. It was built in 1991 using a helicopter. Similar structures designed by the same firm exist in Mesquite, Texas (Mesquite Municipal Communications Facility) and the Washington, D.C. area (WDCW, Hughes Memorial Tower), and at a smaller scale on Poor Mountain, Virginia (WPXR). Radio stations that broadcast from the tower include WAKW-FM, WAQZ-FM, and WGRR-FM. WRRM-FM has backup facilities at the site.

Paul Brown Stadium and Great American Ballpark
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Home of the Cincinnati Bengals and Cincinnati Reds

Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden
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David Dillon's House
Dillon is the CEO of Kroger, the country's largest grocery store chain, its second-largest general retailer by revenue, and fourth-largest retailer in the world.

Cross Design
This house has some kind of cross shaped design in the back.

Dre Kirkpatrick's house
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The NFL cornerback lives in this 5-bed, 7-bath 6562 sqft house.
Kirkpatrick purchased this house in 2017 for $1,950,000.

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Joe Hagin's House
Joe Hagin is serving as White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations under President Trump.

Levi Jones' House (former)
The professional football player lived here. He sold the home in October of 2009 for $650K, according to public records.

Lunken Airport
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Heritage Bank Center
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Formerly known as the U.S. Bank Arena, Riverfront Coliseum, The Crown, and the Firstar Center. Home of the Cincinnati Cylcones ECHL hockey team and the Cincinnati Jungle Kats arena football team.
This was the site of a tragedy in 1979, as 11 people died and dozens were injured at a general admission concert for The Who. People were crushed outside while waiting for the doors to open.

Cincinnati - Union Terminal
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This is a picture of the Union Terminal in Cincinnati, OH. It is a museum as well as Cincinnati's main train station.

William B. Connell Jr.'s House
An executive at Baldwin Piano and Organ, lives here.

"PNC Tower" by Cass Gilbert
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The 4th & Vine Tower (formerly known as the Central Trust Bank Building) is a 495 foot (151 meter) tall building in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio. It stands 31 stories tall, overlooking the Ohio River waterfront. It is considered one of the most recognizable buildings making up the city's skyline.
When construction of the Cass Gilbert-designed building was completed in 1913, the PNC Tower was the fifth-tallest building in the world and the 2nd tallest building outside of New York City. The building opened May 1 with final construction costs of approximately $3 million. It remained the tallest building in Cincinnati until 1931, when construction on the Carew Tower was completed.
The 4th & Vine Tower was originally built as the headquarters for The Union Central Life Insurance Company, which moved out in 1964.
The building, along with nearby skyscraper the Carew Tower, was featured in the opening and closing of the daytime drama The Edge of Night until 1980. Cincinnati had stood in as the show's locale, Monticello; the company that produced Edge, soap and consumer products maker Procter and Gamble, is based in Cincinnati.
The pillared structure on top of the tower is a Greek temple, built for undisclosed reasons.

Nippert Stadium
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Uninversity of Cincinnati - Old image you can see easily the football stadium and soccer field.

Procter & Gamble World headquarters
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Fifth Third Bank
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'Boulter House' by Frank Lloyd Wright

University of Cincinnati
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Cincinnati Music Hall
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Music Hall, completed in 1878, is Cincinnati's premier classical music performance hall. It serves as the home for the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Cincinnati Opera, May Festival Chorus, and the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra. In January, 1975, it was recognized as a National Historic Landmark by the U.S. Department of the Interior. The building was designed from the start with a dual purpose - to house musical activities in its central auditorium and industrial exhibitions in its side wings. It is located at 1241 Elm Street in Cincinnati, Ohio across from historic Washington Park in Over-the-Rhine, just minutes from the center of the downtown area. Music Hall was built over a pauper's cemetery, which has helped fuel its reputation as one of the most haunted places in Cincinnati.

Spring Grove Cemetery
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'Bizzarri House' by Richard Neutra
looks like there have been adjustments

'Belief' by Terry Allen
a giant leaf on the UC campus

Three fire trucks on a call
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Hard to tell what's happening, but the road is closed and it's wet where these three fire trucks are parked. On Reading Road near Xavier University.

Brent Spence Bridge
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John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge
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From www.cincinnati-transit.net:
Few American cities can claim a landmark as distinctive as Cincinnati's Suspension Bridge. The Covington and Cincinnati Bridge, in 1984 renamed after designer John A. Roebling, and all the while called by locals simply "The Suspension Bridge", has been a symbol of the city since its opening in December of 1866. Images of the bridge can be seen today in all parts of the city hanging in homes, offices, restaurants, bars, waiting rooms, and as backdrops for the local television news. More than just a nostalgic decoration, the old bridge remains an important river crossing for thousands of cars and buses each day.
The bridge opened to pedestrians in December 1866, and the 1,057ft. main span was at that time the longest in the world, surpassing the Wheeling, WV suspension bridge (1849). Not only was the Cincinnati Suspension Bridge the world's longest, but it was also the first to utilize both vertical suspenders and diagonal stays fanning from either tower. This advance was next seen on the Brooklyn Bridge (also designed by John Roebling), which surpassed the Cincinnati bridge in length and almost every other statistical category in 1883.
Due to inflation during and after the Civil War, the original iron and oak deck was built as cheaply as possible. In 1894 tracks were laid across the deck but street cars were limited to a "walking" 1.5mph speed limit. Therefore in 1896 a complete rebuilding of the bridge deck was undertaken. While the original deck had been built cheaply, the stone towers were overbuilt and were capable of carrying a much heavier load. Therefore a second set of 10.5" main cables, a wider steel truss deck (a four track deck was even briefly considered, with outside tracks curving around the towers), and an extension of the northern approach were included in this project. In order to keep the bridge open and maintain the 100ft. height requirement, the old deck was jacked up several feet on its suspenders while work proceeded above, below, and around it. The new deck was built around the old deck from the towers towards the center, first hung from the new main cables, and then transferred over to the elaborate four cable arrangement seen today. The reconstruction significantly altered the appearance of the bridge, but allowed it to remain useful in the 20th century, with a 30 ton weight limit.
Originally painted brown, the bridge was painted blue in 1896 and decorative lights were installed along the main cables in 1984. The tower's domed steel cable saddles, a fixture since the 1896 rebuilding, were replaced by replicas of the original turrets in the early 1990's. A toll was collected up until the Brent Spence Bridge opened in 1963. The bridge was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975 and because of its still important central location remains the busiest of Cincinnati's four non-expressway automobile bridges. The bridge was last closed for major repairs in 1969, so it will likely be due for serious work within the next 20 years. It was most recently painted in 1980, and will be repainted in 2006 or 2007.