Columbia Parkway
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Columbia Parkway is an expressway/parkway extending from Downtown Cincinnati, Ohio
to the Village of Fairfax
, and serving as US-50 on Cincinnati's east side. It was constructed in the Art Deco architectural style in 1938 as part of the New Deal. The Parkway's western terminus is Fifth Street, near Fort Washington Way
(which carries Interstate 71
and US-50 through downtown Cincinnati).
The road has a "Dead Man's Curve," between Tusculum Avenue and Beechmont Avenue, which is often the site of accidents.
Columbia Parkway is a partially limited access roadway, with crude on and off ramps to many local streets as well as conventional intersections. Westbound Columbia Parkway provides access to Red Bank Road, Eastern Avenue, Tusculum Avenue, Stanley Avenue, Hoge Street, Delta Avenue, Torrence Parkway, William Howard Taft Road, Kemper Lane, Eggleston Avenue, Fort Washington Way
/Interstate 71
, Sixth Street, Interstate 471
, and Fourth Street/Pike Street. Eastbound Columbia Parkway provides access to Riverside Drive/Bains Street, Kemper Lane, William Howard Taft Road (access restored October 2008), Torrence Parkway, Delta Avenue, Hoge Street, Stanley Avenue, Tusculum Avenue, Beechmont Avenue, and Red Bank Road.
The section of the roadway between William Howard Taft Road/ Torrence Parkway and Delta Avenue has numerous abandoned staircases built into the Art Deco retaining walls (which were constructed in 1938 as part of the Works Progress Administration
). The City of Cincinnati began the process of sealing up these staircases in 2008.
Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio. Cincinnati is the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located to north of the Ohio River at the Ohio-Kentucky border, near Indiana. The population within city limits is 296,943 according to the 2010 census, making it Ohio's...
to the Village of Fairfax
Fairfax, Ohio
Fairfax is a village in Hamilton County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,938 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Fairfax is located at ....
, and serving as US-50 on Cincinnati's east side. It was constructed in the Art Deco architectural style in 1938 as part of the New Deal. The Parkway's western terminus is Fifth Street, near Fort Washington Way
Fort Washington Way
Fort Washington Way is a one-mile section of freeway in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio. Running east-west in a trench, it carries Interstate 71 and US-50, first built between 1958 and 1961. It is named for a former fort which once stood nearby....
(which carries Interstate 71
Interstate 71
Interstate 71 is an Interstate Highway in the Great Lakes/Midwestern and Southeastern region of the United States. Its southern terminus is at an interchange with Interstate 64 and Interstate 65 in Louisville, Kentucky. Its northern terminus is at an interchange with Interstate 90 in Cleveland,...
and US-50 through downtown Cincinnati).
The road has a "Dead Man's Curve," between Tusculum Avenue and Beechmont Avenue, which is often the site of accidents.
Columbia Parkway is a partially limited access roadway, with crude on and off ramps to many local streets as well as conventional intersections. Westbound Columbia Parkway provides access to Red Bank Road, Eastern Avenue, Tusculum Avenue, Stanley Avenue, Hoge Street, Delta Avenue, Torrence Parkway, William Howard Taft Road, Kemper Lane, Eggleston Avenue, Fort Washington Way
Fort Washington Way
Fort Washington Way is a one-mile section of freeway in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio. Running east-west in a trench, it carries Interstate 71 and US-50, first built between 1958 and 1961. It is named for a former fort which once stood nearby....
/Interstate 71
Interstate 71
Interstate 71 is an Interstate Highway in the Great Lakes/Midwestern and Southeastern region of the United States. Its southern terminus is at an interchange with Interstate 64 and Interstate 65 in Louisville, Kentucky. Its northern terminus is at an interchange with Interstate 90 in Cleveland,...
, Sixth Street, Interstate 471
Interstate 471
Interstate 471 is a long United States Interstate Highway, linking Interstate 71 in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio to Interstate 275 in Highland Heights, Kentucky. South of I-275, the expressway continues south to U.S...
, and Fourth Street/Pike Street. Eastbound Columbia Parkway provides access to Riverside Drive/Bains Street, Kemper Lane, William Howard Taft Road (access restored October 2008), Torrence Parkway, Delta Avenue, Hoge Street, Stanley Avenue, Tusculum Avenue, Beechmont Avenue, and Red Bank Road.
The section of the roadway between William Howard Taft Road/ Torrence Parkway and Delta Avenue has numerous abandoned staircases built into the Art Deco retaining walls (which were constructed in 1938 as part of the Works Progress Administration
Works Progress Administration
The Works Progress Administration was the largest and most ambitious New Deal agency, employing millions of unskilled workers to carry out public works projects, including the construction of public buildings and roads, and operated large arts, drama, media, and literacy projects...
). The City of Cincinnati began the process of sealing up these staircases in 2008.