Eden Park Melan Arch Bridge

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Overview from below Photo taken by Jonathan Maxwell

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Deck view Photo taken by Jonathan Maxwell

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Historic marker Photo taken by Jonathan Maxwell

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Eagle decoration These decorative eagles flanking the bridge were salvaged from the Chamber of Commerce building after it burned in 1911 Photo taken by Jonathan Maxwell

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Book This photo appeared in the book, "The City of Rivers and Hills," by Paul Briol, 1924 Photo submitted by Jonathan Maxwell

Map 

Street View 

Facts 

Overview

Concrete arch bridge at Eden Park in Cincinnati

Location

Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio

Status

Open to traffic

History

Built 1894

Design

Closed-spandrel arch

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 69.9 ft.
Total length: 117.1 ft.
Deck width: 18.0 ft.

Recognition

Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places

Approximate latitude, longitude

+39.11715, -84.48916   (decimal degrees)
39°07'02" N, 84°29'21" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

16/717073/4332778 (zone/easting/northing)

USGS topographic map

Newport

Inventory numbers

ODOT 3160726 (Ohio Dept. of Transportation structure file number)
BH 27607 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Inspection (as of 10/2010)

Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 69.4 (out of 100)

Average daily traffic (as of 1990)

10

Categories 

Update Log 

• September 24, 2011: Updated by Nathan Holth: Merged NBI Data
• July 15, 2010: New Street View added by James Baughn
• February 17, 2010: Updated by Bill Eichelberger: Added GPS coordinates.
• October 10, 2005: Posted photos from Jonathan Maxwell

Sources 

• Jonathan Maxwell - themaxwellshouse [at] roadrunner [dot] com
• Bill Eichelberger - wallyum [at] hotmail [dot] com
• Nathan Holth

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