Approaches to the Suspension Bridge, Covington, Kentucky

City Building under construction

The Cincinnati Commercial Tribune takes a dim view of the Covington side.
December 19, 1900


Scene near Suspension Bridge,	Approach to the Suspension Bridge	c. 1910


The longer view, and the cropped close view, c. 1880's. See the “Milk Shake” sign?		Court Street, c. 1900

Lights
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune, February 28, 1915


Entering Covington. A dashboard view.	c. 1870's	Approach to the Suspension Bridge,Covington, c. 1870's. The sign on that striped awning on the right says “Ice Cream.”


The C.N.C.'s Fort Mitchell Car, in Covington	The Bridge is to the left.	City Hall and the Traction Building, 1908

Aerial View of the Covington side, 1940


These are both from 1948		c. 1950 From a Facebook post by Ben Shipe


Approach to Suspension Bridge & Traction Building	The Traction Building, 1908	Covington	With City Building
The Traction Building -headquarters for the trolley company - was built in 1903.

In the images above and below, you're seeing the Traction Building, and immediately north of it is The old Kenton County Court House. The Court House / City Hall is long gone, but the Traction Building still stands, immediately across from what was the newer Kenton County Court House in Covington. Our pages with the Court House / City Hall are here.


This “Plea for Parks in Covington” is a “before and after” drawing of a proposal for 2nd thru 4th streets coming off the Suspension Bridge. From a pamphlet published by Frank F. Woodall in August, 1902.	Since Greenup Street lines up with Cincinnati's Walnut Street, and Covington's Scott Street line up perfectly with Cincinnati's Vine Street, how is it that the Suspension Bridge doesn't line up with either??? Find out here.

Aerial View of the bridge neighborhood, c. 1965


Scene near the Bridge, 1917	Entrance to Suspension Bridge, Covington


Two images from the Library of Congress, from 1939. The building on the left was on your left as you came south off of the Suspension Bridge.


The C. N. C. Thanks! to Tom Baldwin for this one.	Covington Streetcar	In January, 1937, the approach to the Suspension Bridge was a very busy place.

Court Place, in the 1937 Flood
from a Facebook post by Cindy Alexander


The CNC (Cincinnati, Newport & Covington Railway), better known as the Green Line, ran it's last streetcars on July 1 and 2, 1950. The event inspired a parade of the private Streetcar Kentucky, followed by a CNC streetcar, followed by modern, General Motors busses. The image on the left is the beginning of the event, and the image on the right is the return across the bridge.

The Cincinnati end
of the bridge


From the Cincinnati side, 1930, notice a steeper approach		From the Cincinnati side.


On the north end of the bridge, there was a direct path into the Dixie Terminal Buildings for streetcars, and later, busses. From a Facebook post by John Snyder				At the foot of the bridge on the Ohio side, 1866.