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Main span

These photos from the Historic American Engineering Record show the bridge before it was replaced [HAER photos taken Feb. 1990 by John Gerhardstein]

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West span

Overview: Lost four-span through truss bridge over the Great Miami River on eastbound US 50 at Cleves
Location: Hamilton County, Ohio
Status: Replaced by modern bridge
History: Built 1914 by the Penn Bridge Co.; parallel bridge built 1959-60; closed to traffic Feb. 1988; replaced 1990
Builder: - Penn Bridge Co.
Design: From west to east
One 10-panel Parker through truss, 191 ft. long
Two 12-panel Pennsylvania through trusses, each 250.0 ft. long
One 10-panel Parker through truss, 191 ft. long
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 250.0 ft.
Total length: 822.0 ft.
Deck width: 26.9 ft.
Inventory number: BH 27617 (Bridgehunter.com ID)