Ohio River I-275 Bridge

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Photo taken by Bill Eichelberger in October 2008

BH Photo #126366

Overview: Pair of through truss bridges over the Ohio River on I-275
Location: Campbell County, Kentucky, and Hamilton County, Ohio
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1979
Design: Pair of cantilevered Warren through trusses
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 720.0 ft.
Total length: 1,440.6 ft.
Deck width: 51.2 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 18.0 ft.
Also called: Combs-Hehl Bridge
Coney Bridge (informal, by locals)
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.05694, -84.43028 (decimal degrees)
39°03'25" N, 84°25'49" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/722353/4326238 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Newport
Average daily traffic (as of 2015): 41,219
Inventory numbers: KY 019-B00040R (Kentucky bridge number)
BH 18739 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of October 2016): Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 91 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

March 13, 2010: Updated by Bill Eichelberger: Added Google Street View.
October 27, 2009: New photo from Bill Eichelberger
October 23, 2008: Updated by Bill Eichelberger: Connects to Hamilton County, OH.
October 17, 2008: New photo from Bill Eichelberger

Ohio River I-275 Bridge

Posted October 21, 2008, by Todd Walker (mrwalk08 [at] aol [dot] com)

A source says one or more gusset plates are currently being replaced in one of the bridges. Both spans are being worked on at this time.