Mount Adams Incline
Appearance
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Headquarters | Cincinnati, OH |
Locale | Cincinnati, OH |
Dates of operation | 1872–1948 |
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Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
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The Mount Adams Incline was a funicular, or inclined railway, located in the Cincinnati neighborhood of Mount Adams. Completed in 1872, it was the longest-running of the city's five inclines, closing in 1948.[1] It has since been demolished.[2]
The incline was 945 feet (288 m) long and carried streetcars and automobiles.[3]
See also
References
- ^ Schrage, Robert (Jul 1, 2006). "Along the Ohio River: Cincinnati to Louisville". Arcadia Publishing. p. 16. Retrieved 2013-05-27.
- ^ Cooper, Catherine (Apr 1984). "So Inclined: Scaling the Heights In Style". Cincinnati Magazine. p. 96. Retrieved 2013-05-05.
- ^ Federal Writers' Project (1943). "Cincinnati, a Guide to the Queen City and Its Neighbors". p. 257. Retrieved 2013-05-04.
External links
39°06′23.7″N 84°29′58.6″W / 39.106583°N 84.499611°W
Categories:
- Defunct funicular railways in the United States
- Passenger rail transportation in Cincinnati
- History of Cincinnati
- Standard gauge railways in the United States
- Railway inclines in the United States
- 1872 establishments in Ohio
- 1948 disestablishments in Ohio
- Railway lines opened in 1872
- Railway lines closed in 1948
- United States rail transportation stubs
- Ohio transportation stubs
- Cincinnati stubs