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Mehring Way Railroad Overpass

Hamilton County, Ohio
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Coal train passing over main span

Photo taken by Jann Mayer in July 2012

License: Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY)

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This unusual truss appears to be a Warren configuration and is subdivided, with two center supports. It is skewed by about 65 degrees. The track is slightly curved, but the bridge is straight. This bridge and the lengthy approach spans were originally double track, but only one track remains.

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Overview
Through truss bridge over Mehring Street on CSX Transportation
Location
Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1931
Design
Heavily skewed Warren through truss with sub-panels and center supports. Lengthy deck girder approaches on both ends.
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 285.0 ft.
Total length: 4,040.0 ft. (0.8 mi.)
Skew angle
65 degrees
Also called
Mehring Street Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.09770, -84.53212   (decimal degrees)
39°05'52" N, 84°31'56" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/713417/4330517 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Covington
Inventory numbers
ODOT 3161153 (Ohio Dept. of Transportation structure file number)
BH 27615 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Average daily traffic (as of 1965)
1,500

Categories 

Built 1931 (573)
Built during 1930s (8,551)
CSX Railroad (581)
Cincinnati, Ohio (17)
Hamilton County, Ohio (54)
Have street view (9,896)
Ohio (2,197)
Open (28,314)
Owned by railroad (4,046)
Railroad (4,075)
 Railroad overpass (39)
Skewed (4,080)
Span length 250-500 feet (863)
Through truss (9,210)
Total length over 2500 feet (587)
Truss (23,574)
Warren through truss (927)
Warren through truss with sub-panels (33)
Warren truss (3,961)

Update Log 

  • October 7, 2012: Updated by Jann Mayer: Extensive revisions - location, dimensions, descriptions

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