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Purple-clad people crossing the Newport Southbank Bridge Stereoscopic image of the bridge before its 1897 reconstruction. The Purple People Bridge is a pedestrian-only bridge that stretches 2,670 feet over the Ohio River , connecting Newport, Kentucky to downtown Cincinnati, Ohio .
Newport Southbank Bridge (Purple People Bridge) Pedestrian Cincinnati and Newport 1872, 1897 ... Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. Download coordinates as: KML;
The bridge landed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001. Didn’t the Purple People close before? The Purple People Bridge was closed in May 2021 because of falling stone. It was ...
These bridges include the historic and picturesque John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge, which served as a prototype for the Brooklyn Bridge; the Daniel Carter Beard Bridge (aka The Big Mac Bridge); and the Newport Southbank Bridge (sometimes referred to as the Purple People Bridge), which is the longest pedestrian-only bridge in the United ...
Winter Nights & River Lights, Purple People Bridge: Nov. 17-Jan. 7 Annual holiday light show features 50-ft. Christmas wish tree and the Purple People Bridge bedecked with over 100,000 lights and ...
The Purple People Bridge will partially reopen Friday, just shy of a week after closing because of falling debris. People on foot and bikes can enter the bridge, closed to vehicles since 2001 ...
Cincinnati's major bridges include: The Newport Southbank Bridge (a.k.a. the Purple People Bridge because of its status as a pedestrian-only bridge as well as its color) The John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge Opened in 1866, this bridge was the prototype for the Brooklyn Bridge, also designed by Roebling.
Part of its anniversary celebration, the Purple People Bridge will host a Backroads Wine Festival on Thursday. Here's a look at the bridge's history. The Purple People Bridge is 150 years old.