Suspension Bridges Crossing Great Miami River
This is a list of all 2 bridges from the suspension bridge inventory crossing Great Miami River. Please note that different rivers with the same name will be grouped together. For example, selecting 'Bear Creek' shows bridges across several different Bear Creeks. Also, similarly named rivers are grouped separately. For example, 'River Dee' (UK) bridges are grouped separately from 'Dee River' (Australia) bridges. Wherever you see a Bridgemeister ID number click it to isolate the bridge on its own page.
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1868: High Street
Hamilton, Ohio, USA - Great Miami River
| Bridgemeister ID: | 67 (added before 2003) |
| Year Completed: | 1868 |
| Name: | High Street |
| Also Known As: | Hamilton |
| Location: | Hamilton, Ohio, USA |
| Crossing: | Great Miami River |
| Principals: | John Gray |
| References: | EOV |
| Use: | Vehicular |
| Status: | Removed |
| Main Cables: | Wire |
| Suspended Spans: | 1 |
External Links:
- Butler County Engineer's Office (BCOE). Mentions this bridge stood from 1866 through 1895.
1873: Franklin
Franklin, Ohio, USA - Great Miami River
| Bridgemeister ID: | 80 (added before 2003) |
| Year Completed: | 1873 |
| Name: | Franklin |
| Location: | Franklin, Ohio, USA |
| Crossing: | Great Miami River |
| Principals: | J. W. Shipman & Co., John A. Roebling's Sons Co. |
| References: | EOV, HWCO |
| Use: | Vehicular (one-lane) |
| Status: | Replaced, 1933 |
| Main Cables: | Wire |
| Suspended Spans: | 1 |
Notes:
- Traffic restricted to foot traffic, 1931. Closed, 1933, after the bridge sagged significantly.
- From HWCO: "The towers are thirty-eight feet high, and each consists of four columns, of Phoenix column iron. The cables are of steel wire and each is composed of 343 strands, the whole cable having a diameter of seven inches. The masonry is constructed of Dayton stone, and is of a very substantial character... The wire and iron work was done in the summer of 1873 under the superintendence of Roebling & Sons, of Trenton, N. J. The bridge is stayed by strong wire cables and stiffened by an iron truss. The whole cost was $43,900."
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