Jeremiah Morrow Bridge

Jeremiah Morrow Bridge
ODOT drawing of the Jeremiah Morrow Bridge
Coordinates39°25′9.76″N 84°6′14.47″W / 39.4193778°N 84.1040194°W / 39.4193778; -84.1040194
Carries I-71
CrossesLittle Miami River
LocaleFort Ancient and Oregonia, Ohio
Characteristics
DesignConcrete box girder
Total length2,252 ft (686 m)[1]
Width55 ft (17 m)[1]
Height239 ft (73 m)[1][2]
Longest span440 ft (130 m)[1]
Design life75 to 100 years
History
Constructed byContractor: Kokosing Construction[3] Site Services: Omnipro Services, LLC[4]
Construction start2 August 2010
Construction end18 November 2016[2]
Construction cost$88 million[2]
Statistics
Daily traffic40,000[2]
Location
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The Jeremiah Morrow Bridge is the name for a pair of concrete box girder bridges built between 2010 and 2016[2] which carry Interstate 71 over the Little Miami River gorge between Fort Ancient and Oregonia, Ohio. The bridges are named for former Governor of Ohio Jeremiah Morrow.[5]

The bridges are 239 feet (73 m) above the river, making them the highest bridges in Ohio,[6] and are 2,252 ft (686 m) long, 55 ft (17 m) wide, with 440 ft (130 m) main spans.[1] The bridges each have two marked lanes with room for a third lane.[2]

The original Warren truss bridges[7] at the same location were opened to traffic in 1965[4] and were continuous across five spans.[8] Both of the original spans were replaced beginning in 2010, with the completion of construction work marked with an official ribbon cutting ceremony held on November 18, 2016.[2][4]

The original bridges were approximately the same design and age as the I-35W Mississippi River bridge which collapsed in 2007.[7] Demolition of the original southbound bridge was largely completed on April 23, 2017.[9] The original northbound bridge had been demolished in 2014 after one of the new bridges was complete.[10]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Jeremiah Morrow Bridge Facts. Omnipro Services, LLC website. Retrieved on 2017-04-30.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Interstate 71/Jeremiah Morrow Bridge Milestone Reached". dot.state.oh.us. The Ohio Department of Transportation. November 18, 2016. Archived from the original on April 19, 2017. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
  3. ^ "Jeremiah Morrow Bridge - Kokosing Construction Co".
  4. ^ a b c Jeremiah Morrow Bridge Replacement Project. Omnipro Services, LLC website. Retrieved on 2011-05-05.
  5. ^ Goodman, Rebecca (2005). This Day in Ohio History. Emmis Books. p. 304. ISBN 9781578601912. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
  6. ^ Ohio DOT Web page Archived September 30, 2005, at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ a b "Ohio DOT Press Release". Dot.state.oh.us. 2007-08-02. Retrieved 2011-08-18.
  8. ^ Article about bridge inspection Archived September 28, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ "I-71 reopens after implosion of old Jeremiah Morrow Bridge hits a snag". WCPO-TV. April 23, 2017.
  10. ^ "Jeremiah Morrow Bridge Demolition". omniproservices.com. Omnipro Services LLC. 2014. Retrieved April 23, 2017.