Foster Bridge
Photos
railing shot.
looks like the railing has been covered in concrete on one side.
Photo taken by J.P.
BH Photo #161700
Facts
- 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
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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)
- Quadrangle 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 11/2015)
- Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 52.7 (out of 100) - Average daily traffic (as of 2010)
- 13,960
Update Log
- March 6, 2017: New Street View added by Dana and Kay Klein
- December 28, 2016: New photos from Dana and Kay Klein
- April 11, 2010: New photos from James McCray
- April 10, 2010: New photos from J.P.
Sources
- J.P. - wildcatjon2000 [at] gmail [dot] com
- James McCray - jamesinslocomb [at] yahoo [dot] com
- Dana and Kay Klein
Comments
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.
This page's URL is http://bridgehunter.com/oh/warren/8300038/
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!