Structure 3101975 · Hamilton County, OH

US 27 over Ohio River / Mehring Way

Carries US 27 over Ohio River / Mehring Way, Over Ohio River.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT2,298 FT OVERALL500 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

2,298 ft end to end, longest span 850 ft: about 6.4 football fields. Lengths and the semi-truck on the deck are drawn to the same scale. Each part is colored by its latest inspection rating. The inventory records lengths but not heights or the layout of the shorter spans, so those are drawn as typical for a through truss.

Built199531 years old
Length2297.9 ft700.4 m
Daily traffic12,632counted 2017
Last inspectedOctober 2022every 24 months

Location

StateOhio
CountyHamilton
LocationOver Ohio River
CarriesUS 27
CrossesOhio River / Mehring Way
Coordinates39.09691, -84.50231

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length2297.9 ft (700.4 m)
Max Span850.1 ft (259.1 m)
Deck Width63.3 ft (19.3 m)
Deck Area13517.7 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1995

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic12,632 (2017)
Truck Traffic15%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2022
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number3101975

How Bridge Ratings Work

Inspectors rate each major part of a bridge (the deck you drive on, the superstructure of beams that holds it up, and the substructure of piers and abutments beneath) on a 0–9 scale. A bridge's overall condition is its lowest of those ratings, so one deteriorated component makes the whole bridge "poor."

0Failed
1Imminent failure
2Critical
3Serious
4Poor
5Fair
6Satisfactory
7Good
8Very good
9Excellent
Good · lowest component 7–9
Fair · lowest component 5–6
Poor · lowest component 0–4

A poor rating is not a closure. It means the bridge is flagged for priority repair or replacement; bridges judged unsafe are closed or posted with weight limits. The waterway (channel) rating is reported, but it does not count toward the overall classification.

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