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railing shot.

looks like the railing has been covered in concrete on one side.

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looking down the arch

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zoomed in looking down the arch

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east face of the bridge

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looking up

you can see the size disparity between the house and the bridge

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2nd arch south side

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the last arch on the south side

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were the arch crosses the road

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bottom of the deck

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north face of the bridge

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thought this was a clever picture

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through the woods to the arch we go

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the main arches

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southern main arch

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last arch north side of the bridge

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main archs again

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deck shot

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Overview
Six-span open-spandrel concrete arch bridge over Little Miami River on US 22
Location
Warren County, Ohio
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1937; rehabilitated 1991
Design
Open-spandrel arch
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 174.9 ft.
Total length: 1,358.0 ft.
Deck width: 29.9 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.32041, -84.25209   (decimal degrees)
39°19'13" N, 84°15'08" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/736887/4355934 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Mason
Inventory numbers
ODOT 8300038 (Ohio Dept. of Transportation structure file number)
OH 8300038 (Ohio bridge number)
BH 28548 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 07/2010)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 64.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2006)
13,630

Categories 

Arch (9,108)
Built 1937 (497)
Built during 1930s (8,170)
Deck arch (8,311)
Functionally obsolete (6,785)
NR-eligible (3,704)
Ohio (2,044)
Open (26,685)
Open-spandrel arch (556)
Owned by state (9,136)
Select (539)
Span length 125-175 feet (2,802)
Total length 1000-2500 feet (1,081)
US 22 (16)
Warren County, Ohio (10)

Update Log 

  • April 11, 2010: New photos from James McCray
  • April 10, 2010: New photos from J.P.

Sources 

  • J.P.
  • James McCray - jamesinslocomb [at] yahoo [dot] com

Comments 

US 22 Bridge
Posted March 20, 2007, by James Adorno (adorno423 [at] aol [dot] com)

The Foster Viaduct...one of the most under-rated bridges in SW Ohio.

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