We enjoyed walking over the beautiful Roebling Bridge from Cincinnati (Ohio) to Covington (Kentucky). Designed by engineer John Roebling and opened January 1, 1867, the suspension bridge became the first bridge to span the Ohio River and was a prototype for New York’s Brooklyn Bridge.
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The Roebling Bridge has a fascinating history, and you can learn more about it at Cincinnati Transit’s site or the Covington-Cincinnati Suspension Bridge Committee site.
As we neared Covington, I spotted a blue-and-white high-rise dominating the city’s skyline and marveled at the juxtaposition between the solid old bridge and the modern building full of sharp angles soaring high into the sky.
Architect Daniel Libeskind designed The Ascent at Roebling’s Bridge, a 22-story luxury residential complex completed in 2008. Libeskind, also named as the master planner to rebuild the World Trade Center site in New York City, designed the Ascent’sunusual angles to maximize the site’s river views.
Approaching the building, I took a few shots straight up towards the highest point of the building. The effect of looking at it from the ground almost gave me a vertigo-like sensation, but the effect of seeing the building close up was impressive.
Thanks to Debbie Dubrow of Delicious Baby for creating and coordinating Photo Friday to link travel photos and blog posts across the Web.
© Dominique King 2008 (updated 2020)
I have a funny fascination for incongruous architecture. The metal of the bridge, the traditional brick buildings and the modern scape together is really funky.
Posted by: Meg | October 03, 2008 at 07:04 AM
The engineer in me is just fascinated by these photos - especially of the Ascent. What a stunning building.
Posted by: wandermom | October 03, 2008 at 04:13 PM
Oooohhhh, I'm adding this to my places-to-go list!
Posted by: Linda (minnemom) | October 03, 2008 at 05:12 PM
What a great building. I love how it mirrors the river.
Posted by: Debbie | October 03, 2008 at 05:35 PM
Those are great photos.
Posted by: transienttravels | October 03, 2008 at 07:01 PM
Wow! That's an amazing building. I would love to see it up close. :) Thanks for sharing.
Posted by: Amy @ The Q Family | October 03, 2008 at 07:29 PM
I do a visitation swap for my ex to see the kids, right near Cincinnati and I never knew. I'm totally taking them there next time. My nine year-old ranks bridges only behind trains and candy.
Posted by: Kim@Galavanting | October 03, 2008 at 11:47 PM
That reminds me a little of the Clifton Suspension Bridge here in Bristol
Posted by: Heatheronhertravels | October 04, 2008 at 04:19 AM
This really was just one of those accidental discoveries. We set out that dreary morning with the intention of simply walking over to Kentucky, maybe getting some breakfast and taking a few photos of the bridge (I'm fascinated by bridges and love taking photos of them).
Once I spotted the Ascent, we had to walk over to check it out.
When I got back home and started going through my photos, I managed to cough up the information about the architect and the building with some Google searches. All too cool to keep to myself :)
Posted by: Dominique | October 04, 2008 at 08:36 AM