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West arch over Mill Creek

Photos taken by Jonathan Maxwell

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East arch over Spring Grove Avenue

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Approaching bottom deck

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Bottom deck eastbound

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Top deck eastbound

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Overview: Double-decker concrete viaduct with two open-spandrel arch spans over Mill Creek Valley in Cincinnati
Location: Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio
Status: Open to two decks of traffic
History: Built 1930-32 as part of the Union Terminal Project; eastern end rebuilt 1960-63 to accomodate I-75
Design: Open-spandrel arch
Dimensions: Total length: 3,500.0 ft.
Deck width: 40.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.12479, -84.54154 (decimal degrees)
39°07'29" N, 84°32'30" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/712521/4333503 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Covington
Inventory number: BH 27624 (Bridgehunter.com ID)