Topic: Cincinnati, Ohio 2011: An evening with the riverfront

[Sherman Cahal]

During a walk around Cincinnati's waterfront, I was able to photograph some of the park and connecting bridges during a summer sunset. The bridges covered include the 4th Street Bridge, Central Bridge, Daniel Cater Beard Bridge, Purple People Bridge and Roebling Bridge.

1 The statue of Cincinnatus has been yarn-bombed!


2 The Daniel Carter Beard Bridge carries Interstate 471 over the Ohio River.


3 An arch span for the Cincinnati approach ramp for the Purple People Bridge.


4 The Central Bridge carries US 27 between Newport, Kentucky and Cincinnati.


5 Central Bridge


6 A view of the Daniel Carter Beard Bridge with the Newport Southshore tower in the background.


7 Purple People Bridge


8 Cincinnatus


9 A quiet evening for the Cincinnati riverfront.


10 A view into Covington, Kentucky's Rivercenter and Ascent developments.


11 A closer view of the riverfront developments in Covington.


12 A rare glimpse of a barge being pushed out of the Licking River and into the Ohio! The 4th Street Bridge is nearly hidden by the sun setting in the background.


13 Covington at sunset.


14 Covington's riverfront homes provide a quiet backdrop in comparison to the busy Rivercenter development.


15 The Roebling Bridge at sunset.


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18 A view of Rivercenter and The Ascent from the Central Bridge.


19 A view into Newport, Kentucky, the county seat of Campbell County. The construction in the background is part of the courthouse expansion project.


20 Newport at sunset.


21 Newport on the Levee


22 A view into Cincinnati's Lytle Park region. In the foreground is One Lytle Place.


23 Queen City Square is the prominent subject of this photograph, but in the foreground is another prominent subject. Cincinnati has been testing LED streetlights at various locations throughout the city.


24 A lovely carriage ride over the Central Bridge.


25 The Daniel Carter Beard Bridge in the background, Purple People Bridge in the foreground at sunset.


26 Night falls quickly.


27 The Daniel Carter Beard Bridge lacks lights that could highlight the impressive arch span. The Purple People Bridge is in the foreground.


Relevant pages:
a. 4th Street Bridge (KY : http://bridgestunnels.com/bridges/kentucky/4th-street-bridge-ky-8/
b. Central Bridge (US 27): http://bridgestunnels.com/bridges/ohio-river/central-bridge-us-27/
c. Daniel Carter Beard Bridge (I-471): http://bridgestunnels.com/bridges/ohio-river/daniel-carter-beard-bridge-interstate-471/
d. Purple People Bridge: http://bridgestunnels.com/bridges/ohio-river/daniel-carter-beard-bridge-interstate-471/
e. Roebling Bridge: http://bridgestunnels.com/bridges/ohio-river/john-a-roebling-suspension-bridge/
f. Cincinnati, Ohio: http://urbanup.net/cities/ohio/cincinnati-ohio/

Blog entries:
g. An evening with Cincinnati’s riverfront: http://urbanup.net/2011/07/05/developments/ohio/an-evening-with-cincinnati-riverfront/
h. An evening with Cincinnati's Ohio River bridges: http://bridgestunnels.com/2011/07/05/an-evening-with-cincinnatis-ohio-river-bridges/

[UncleRando]

These are fantastic, Sherman. The Ohio River is a big part of what gives Cincinnati so much natural beauty. Luckily Cincinnati is blessed with several beautiful bridges to help compliment the natural asset.

[ink]

Great pictures.

I thought Campbell County was moving functions out of Newport. What is the new space for?

[Sherman Cahal]

@Ink:  Judicial center. http://courts.ky.gov/courthousegalleries/campbell/
@Randy: Thanks! I grew up along the river, yet I have not photographed it in any sort of detail. A lot of activity along the Ohio that I have just not captured - such as the rare tug that comes out of the Licking!

[C-Dawg]

Excellent. The river really does make Cincinnati special, and also helps maintain the city's industrial origins since it's big enough to support commercial barge traffic.

[jdm00]

I see those tugs fairly regularly from our hi-rise here at work.  It's an amazing thing to watch them make the turn the first time--you can't figure out how it is possible.

(Nice pics, Sherman.) 

[ColDayMan]

Beautiful photos.

[KyleCincy]

That small section of Covington homes is very very nice. A mini garden district. That area could be a little longer east to west but the licking river gets in the way.

[Eighth and State]

The Licking is navigatable about 6 miles up. It is not uncommon to see a tow entering or exiting the licking.

During tall stacks, the Coast Guard cleared the way for a tow exiting the Licking. A very large private yacht ignored the warning and there was almost a collision - the yacht had to gun it to get out of the way.

Another thing that's neat to see is a tow making a 360 in the river. Sometimes this can be seen from Mt. Echo park.

I heard that a drawback to those LED streetlights is that they don't get hot enough to melt snow and ice in the winter. 

[oakiehigh]

Bravo Sherman!!!!   I love those old river homes on the Covington bank west of the licking mouth! 

[OTR]

Perfect photos, Sherman. They really capture the serenity and beauty of the Ohio.

[JYP]

Great photos Sherman!!

[Jimmy_James]

I heard that a drawback to those LED streetlights is that they don't get hot enough to melt snow and ice in the winter. 

Regular streetlights melt snow?

[Sherman Cahal]

@Eighth & State: Looking at aerials, there are actually several tie-ups for the tugs which indicate more traffic than I had thought. I never realized it was that navigable since it has no functioning lock and dam system like the Green and Kentucky rivers - although there were plans at one point (like many rivers in the state in the early 1900s).

As for the LED lighting, the snow melt concern for streetlights isn't a concern. They aim downward and don't need to melt snow. If you go into Lawrenceburg and Aurora, Indiana - and the county in general, note that ALL streetlights are being replaced right now with LED lighting.

It's a huge step up - as ODOT and local cities such as Dayton replace their streetlights with recessed units due to light pollution and glare issues, Indiana is leapfrogging and installing recessed LED units. Cincinnati needs to make that mark as well and jump on the bandwagon. The light output with the LED was slightly less when observed, than the conventional High Pressure Sodiums, but appears as a more natural light than anything else used.

As for traffic signals - which is what I think you may have been referring to, LED units are still being used and installed. But instead of using LED clusters (or balls), which do not generate enough heat to melt snow and can become easily damaged, Cincinnati and ODOT (for two examples) are using LED bulbs with parabolic reflectors.

[UncleRando]

Does anyone know what those concrete structures (photo #5) in front of the Serpantine Wall are used for, or why they are there?

[Cygnus]

They've been used for docking paddle boats at past Tall Stacks.

[natininja]

Yeah, those are for tying boats to.

[PhattyNati]

I always understood them to be ice breakers - To protect boats docked along the Cincinnati riverfront from solid flows of ice. 
 

[mrnyc]

i see the yarning craze still has, err, legs - lol! very cute.

two thumbs up for the LED efforts and great pics!

[Sherman Cahal]

It is nice, but they haven't expanded upon it. There are only four clusters that I am aware of in the city. On the Dana Avenue project, where the streetlights were just installed on one stretch, they installed the typical high pressure sodiums :/