Archives: In January of 1977, the Ohio River froze over

It was January of 1977. The entire city knew you could get from Cincinnati to Covington without using a bridge.Record cold swept the region that winter. From Jan. 4 through Feb. 11, Cincinnati had 39 consecutive days of 1 or more inches of snow on the ground.With just over two weeks gone into the year, the city was short on fuel and some were short on food.Most oil reached the Cincinnati area via barge – and a frozen Ohio River had virtually cut off the supply route.January of 1977 would go down on record as one of the coldest months recorded in Cincinnati. Temperatures plummeted to 25 below zero at times, with the average daily temperature in Cincinnati at 15 degrees.WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE FOR THE FULL ARCHIVAL VIDEO.

It was January of 1977. The entire city knew you could get from Cincinnati to Covington without using a bridge.

Record cold swept the region that winter. From Jan. 4 through Feb. 11, Cincinnati had 39 consecutive days of 1 or more inches of snow on the ground.


With just over two weeks gone into the year, the city was short on fuel and some were short on food.

Most oil reached the Cincinnati area via barge – and a frozen Ohio River had virtually cut off the supply route.

January of 1977 would go down on record as one of the coldest months recorded in Cincinnati. Temperatures plummeted to 25 below zero at times, with the average daily temperature in Cincinnati at 15 degrees.

WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE FOR THE FULL ARCHIVAL VIDEO.