Mount Adams Incline

Mount Adams Incline
Mount Adams Incline
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Locale Cincinnati, OH
Dates of operation 1872–1948
Track gauge 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) (standard gauge)
Headquarters Cincinnati, OH
Site of the former Mount Adams Incline, with crumbling piers still visible in center of photo.

The Mount Adams Incline was a funicular, or inclined plane, 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. It has since been demolished.

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