Cincinnati Subway
Posted by: 
kbarhow
N 39° 07.716 W 084° 31.985
16S E 713241 N 4333945
Quick Description: Portal for the never completed Cincinnati Subway. Local political corruption fouled the completion of this project.
Location: Ohio, United States
Date Posted: 9/16/2007 5:40:33 PM
Waymark Code: WM27AQ
Views: 272
Long Description:Here is one of the portals for the Cincinnati Subway, which was
intended to run from downtown up through St. Bernard and onto
Oakley.
To keep down costs and expedite construction, the planners used
a portion of the route and bed of The Miami Erie Canal. The canal
ran from Toledo, OH to Cincinnati, connecting the Great Lakes to
the Ohio River.
Because of political corruption and other local issues, money
ran out before it could be completed. Central Parkway runs on top
of the tunnels. The tunnels now stand vacant, but were considered
for modern transit projects. Periodic tours of the tunnels are
available. Be sure to check out the pictures in the attached
link.
The following is a description of the proposed system and is
from the attached webpage:
The total length of the line is 15.56 miles, of which 6.50
miles are in subway, 0.63 miles in tunnels and 8.43 miles in the
open. Included in the open are twenty bridges with a total length
of 2,206ft. and 6,100ft. concrete trestle along the Ohio River
Bluff.
