US 22-Little Miami River Bridge

79 ft is probably correct. 600ft is way too high to be the height of the bridge. The other bridge you mentioned would likely be around 20 ft above the water.

Here's a picture of the big US 22 Little Miami River Bridge at Foster I'm trying to find the height of in my previous post...

Does anyone know the height of the big US 22 Little Miami River Bridge at Foster? I'm no bridge expert, just curious. On the internet, I saw it listed as 600 feet tall. I then contacted the Ohio Department of Transportation. They said 79 ft over the water, but I think they were referring to the bridge that's near The Monkey Bar off old 3C Highway. Can anybody help me confirm the height of the big US 22 Little Miami River Bridge at Foster?

I know now , that this was a very stupid thing to do, but back in the 70's, my two girlfriends and I jumped off of this bridge and swam to the side of the Little Miami river. It was a very hot summer and just something a lot of the kids were doing at the time for lack of anything else to do. I do believe that there were some others down there with us also, I just can't remember who it was so very long ago, but I do distinctly remember my two girlfriends being there. My name was Debi Link at the time.

I also remember my toes hitting the dirt at the bottom of the river, thank goodness that was all that hit the bottom!

Just thought I'd share this with you! So glad to have an awesome picture of the bridge now!

I know now , that this was a very stupid thing to do, but back in the 70's, my two girlfriends and I jumped off of this bridge and swam to the side of the Little Miami river. It was a very hot summer and just something a lot of the kids were doing at the time for lack of anything else to do. I do believe that there were some others down there with us also, I just can't remember who it was so very long ago, but I do distinctly remember my two girlfriends being there. My name was Debi Link at the time.

I also remember my toes hitting the dirt at the bottom of the river, thank goodness that was all that hit the bottom!

Just thought I'd share this with you! So glad to have an awesome picture of the bridge now!

Tammy thank you so much for sharing ! I have cropped and brightened photos and inserted into main Body of Bridge Description. If for any reason they don't meet your expectations let me know and I can delete and let a more qualified person have a go at it. Awesome family and Bridge history!

I am uploading of three different photos of the Foster Bridge while it was being built to show the different stages of construction. My Great Uncle, Douglas Criswell took the photos while he was working on it in 1937. There is also a photo of the same bridge that my Great Aunt painted of the bridge as a gift for her husband. If the three photo's in the one image do not come out to your satisfaction, let me know and I will upload individual images in higher quality.

My great uncle, James Eugene (Gene) Brissenden, from Columbus, Ohio, was the engineer on this bridge. He retired from practice in 1982. In 1986, he commissioned me to do a painting of the bridge, which hung in his homes in both Columbus and Bonita Beach, FL. He passed away in 1996.

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