Historic Bridges of the U.S.

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Benson Street Bridge
Rainbow arch bridge over Mill Creek on Benson Street on the line between Lockland and Reading
Open to two-lane traffic
Built 1909-10 by engineer E. A. Gast; rehabilitated 1992

Big Mac Bridge
Pair of tied-arch bridges over the Ohio River on I-471 in Cincinnati
Open to eight total lanes of traffic
Constructed started 1971; opened to limited traffic 1977; dedicated 1981; entire I-471 project completed 1985

Blome Road Bridge
Through truss bridge on Blome Road in The Village of Indian Hill
Open to one-lane traffic
Built 1888 by the Queen City Bridge Co.

Blue Rock Road Bridge
Lost through truss bridge over the Miami River on Blue Rock Road at New Baltimore
Demolished Oct. 11, 2006
Built 1914; rehabilitated 1970; closed Nov. 2001

Branch Mill Creek US 42 Bridge
Arch bridge over a branch of Mill Creek on US 42 (Reading Road) in Reading
Open to traffic
Built 1931; rehabilitated 1931

Brent Spence Bridge
Double-decker cantilevered through truss bridge over the Ohio River on I-71/I-75 at Cincinnati
Open to traffic
Built 1963

C&O Railroad Bridge
Cantilevered through truss bridge over the Ohio River at Cincinnati
Open to railroad traffic
Built 1929

Clay Wade Bailey Bridge
Through truss bridge over Ohio River on US 25/US 42/US 127 in Cincinnati
Open to traffic
Built 1974

Cleves Bridge
Four-span through truss bridge over the Great Miami River on westbound US 50 at Cleves
Open to two lanes of westbound traffic
Built 1959-60

Cleves Railroad Bridge
Four-span through truss railroad bridge over the Great Miami River next to US 50 at Cleves
Open to traffic on two railroad tracks

Columbia Parkway Bridge
Deck truss bridge over US 50 on Columbia Parkway in Cincinnati
Open to traffic
Built 1938

Eden Park Melan Arch Bridge
Concrete arch bridge at Eden Park in Cincinnati
Open to traffic
Built 1894

Harrison Road Bridge
Lost through truss bridge over Great Miami River on Harrison Road (CR 457)
No longer exists
Built 1894

Ida Street Bridge
Two-span arch bridge over Wareham Street on Ida Street
Open to traffic
Built 1931; rehabilitated 1981

Kemper Road Bridge
Replica stone arch bridge over Sharon Lake on Kemper Road in Sharon Woods Park
Open to traffic
Built 1937 by the Works Progress Administration

L&N Railroad Bridge
Five-span through truss bridge over the Ohio River formerly carrying the Louisville & Nashville Railroad (later CSX) and US 27 between Cincinnati and Newport
Open to pedestrian traffic only
First built 1872 as a Whipple through truss bridge; reconstructed 1897; railroad service discontinued 1987; closed to road traffic 2001; rehabilitated and reopened to pedestrians 2003

Ludlow Viaduct
Lost six-span concrete arch bridge over Mill Creek Valley on Ludlow Avenue in Cincinnati
Replaced by a modern bridge
Built 1914; replaced 1991-92

Main Street Bridge
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over an unnamed creek on Main Street
Open to traffic

Mehring Street Bridge
Through truss bridge over Mehring Street on the CSX Railroad
Open to traffic
Built 1931

Muddy Creek CR 209 Bridge
Through truss bridge over Muddy Creek on CR 209
Open to traffic
Built 1923; rehabilitated 1970

Old Cleves Bridge
Lost four-span through truss bridge over the Great Miami River on eastbound US 50 at Cleves
Replaced by modern bridge
Built 1914 by the Penn Bridge Co.; parallel bridge built 1959-60; closed to traffic Feb. 1988; replaced 1990

Old Colerain Bridge
Lost through truss bidge over Great Miami River on CR 463
No longer exists
Built 1894 by the King Bridge Co.

Plainville Road Bridge
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Little Duck Creek on Plainville Road
Open to traffic
Built 1915

Remington Road Bridge
Stone arch bridge over Remington Road on B&O Railroad
Open to traffic

Roebling Suspension Bridge
Suspension bridge over the Ohio River between Cincinnati and Covington
Open to two-lane traffic
Built 1866 by John A. Roebling. Rehabilitated 1955.

US 22 Bridge
Arch bridge over Conrail Railroad on US 22 in Cincinnati
Open to traffic
Built 1930

Victory Parkway Bridge
Open-spandrel arch bridge over Kemper Lane on Victory Parkway
Open to traffic
Built 1917; rehabilitated 1939 and 1990

Western Hills Viaduct
Double-decker concrete viaduct with two open-spandrel arch spans over Mill Creek Valley in Cincinnati
Open to two decks of traffic
Built 1930-32 as part of the Union Terminal Project; eastern end rebuilt 1960-63 to accomodate I-75

Willey Road Bridge
Rainbow arch bridge on Willey Road in Crosby Township
Open to two-lane traffic
Built 1931; rehabilitated 1996

Hamilton County