Big Mac Bridge
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Overview Photos taken by Jonathan Maxwell |
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Looking overhead |
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Close-up of pier |
Facts
- Overview
- Pair of tied-arch bridges over the Ohio River on I-471 in Cincinnati
- Status
- Open to eight total lanes of traffic
- History
- Constructed started 1971; opened to limited traffic 1977; dedicated 1981; entire I-471 project completed 1985
- Design
- Steel through arch
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 757.6 ft.
Total length: 2,099.5 ft.
Deck width: 50.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 18.0 ft.
- Also called
- Daniel Carter Beard Bridge (official name)
- Inventory number
- BH 27598 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Sources
- Jonathan Maxwell - themaxwellshouse [at] roadrunner [dot] com
- Cincinnati-Transit.net
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Big Mac Bridge
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