— View of Cincinnati, Ohio c.1857 This view of Cincinnati was published in the July 4th, 1857 edition of Harper’s Weekly. There is one notable landmark shown in this view that stands out. The publisher’s sketch artist inserted what their vision of what a proposed suspension bridge would look like, adding it to the city’s landscape a decade before it would come to fruition. John Roebling’s suspension bridge was first conceived in 1846 but would not be completed for another 10 years after this original engraving was published. Construction of the northern foundation began in 1856 but the project was delayed due to financial reasons in 1858. Shortly after, the country broke out into civil war in 1861. Eventually, John Roebling completed the bridge with assistance from his son, Washington, who had been recently discharged from the Union Army. According to 𝘙𝘰𝘦𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘉𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘨𝘦.𝘰𝘳𝘨, “The bridge was opened to pedestrian traffic on the first weekend of December, 1866. The opening was signaled with a one-hundred-volley salute by two cannons from the Newport Barracks. It was reported that 46,000 people crossed the bridge on Saturday, and 120,000 on Sunday.” #roeblingbridge #cincinnatihistory #johnroebling #washingtonroebling #ohioriver #ohiohistory #historicbridge #cincinnati #history #brooklynbridgeprototype #brooklynbridge #queencity #1857 #civilwarera #print @harpersmagazine https://www.instagram.com/p/B9NvI-5BpO5/?igshid=664kabcn3xp2
