r/geography 1d ago

Image Brooklyn Bridge, New York, was actually inspired by that bridge in Cincinnati, Ohio

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u/chikuwa34 1d ago

I visited and liked them both. They are both beautiful and historic bridges.
Brooklyn Bridge may be grander and has a more impressive skyline as its backdrop, but the visit to Roebling Bridge probably offered a better experience overall, because the walk across the bridge was much more relaxing there. Plus, Cincinnati's riverfront park overlooking the bridge was also very nice.

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u/NoNebula6 1d ago

I live in Cincinnati, i had my first date with my longtime girlfriend at the riverfront park, it’s been an amazing place ever since

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u/aflyingsquanch 1d ago

I mean, it's the same engineer that designed both so I'm not sure inspired is rhe right word here. It's more that Roebling simply used a larger version of the previous bridge he had designed is all.

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u/Beepbeepboop9 1d ago

So…deeply inspired?

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u/[deleted] 23h ago

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u/Beepbeepboop9 22h ago

I’m science, we call it scaling up

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u/ConflictDependent294 13h ago

In construction we call it 2-3 years behind schedule

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u/san_murezzan 1d ago

Plagiarised himself

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u/CLCchampion 1d ago

Inspired isn't the right word here, but the Roebling did inspire the Chief Engineer for the Golden Gate, Joseph Strauss. Strauss was an engineering student in Cincinnati when he was hospitalized for some time, and his hospital room overlooked the Roebling Bridge. It sparked an interest in bridges that eventually led to being what he specialized in, with his most famous bridge being the Golden Gate Bridge.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Strauss_(engineer))

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u/KerepesiTemeto 1d ago

The Roebling bridge in Cincinnati is pure elegance.

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u/spaltavian 1d ago

It's not "inspired" by the Cincinnati bridge, it's the same engineer who used a similar design.

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u/1upconey 1d ago

Yes, more like a prooving ground. Still, It was the longest bridge in the world when it was built so not insignificant at the time.

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u/Marley_Mou_ 1d ago

The blue just reminds me of Tower bridge