BUILDING OF THE CINCINNATI & COVINGTON SUSPENSION BRIDGE FRAMED PRINT READ!!!!

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THE CINCINNATI & COVINGTON SUSPENSION BRIDGE  FRAMED PRINT. THIS IS A VERY SPECIAL PIECE THIS PRINT DEPICTS THE BRIDGE AND CINCINNATI IN THE 1860's. IT READS JOHN A. ROEBLING ARCHITECT & BUILDER. WORK COMMENCED SEPT. 1st 1856. OPENED TO TRAVEL DEC. 1st 1866. COST OF BRIDGE PROPER ,500.000. DISTANCE BETWEEN CENTRE TOWERS 1,057 FEET. TOTAL LENGTH 2,252 FEET. HEIGHT OF TOWERS 240 FEET. DIAMETER OF CABLES 12.5 INCHES. WIRE IN THE TWO CABLES 1,000,000 POUNDS. STRENGTH OF STRUCTURE 15, 264 TONS. DEFLECTION OF CABLES 85 FEET. NUMBER OF WIRES IN EACH CABLE 5,200. HEIGHT OF BRIDGE IN CENTRE ABOVE LOW WATER 103 FEET. WEIGHT SUPPORTED BY CABLES 1,300 TONS. IN THE DAY THIS WAS CONSIDERED A MARVEL UNDERTAKING. THE FRAME IS 22 X 18 INCHES. THE OVERALL CONDITION OF THIS PIECE IS REALLY GOOD THERE ARE A COUPLE MINOR NICKS IN THE WOOD FRAME (SEE PICTURES). ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE ASK. THIS ITEM WILL BE SHIPPED WITH GREAT CARE.
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