Mount Adams Incline
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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]
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Headquarters | Cincinnati, OH |
Locale | Cincinnati, OH |
Dates of operation | 1872ā1948 |
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Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1ā2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
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The incline was 945 feet (288 m) long and carried streetcars and automobiles.[3]It began carrying horsecars in 1877, and it was later strengthened for use by electric streetcars, which were much heavier.[4]