General Information
| Other name(s): | "The Big Mac Bridge" |
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| Completion: | 1977 |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Tied-arch bridge |
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| Function / usage: |
Motorway bridge / freeway bridge |
| Material: |
Steel bridge |
Location
| Location: |
Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA Newport, Campbell County, Kentucky, USA |
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| Crosses: |
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| Carries: |
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| Coordinates: | 39° 6' 3" N 84° 29' 42" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| arch span | 228.6 m |
Cost
| cost of construction | United States dollar 14 000 000 |
Materials
| arches |
steel
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Excerpt from Wikipedia
The Daniel Carter Beard Bridge (also known colloquially as the Big Mac Bridge), is a yellow twin span steel bowstring arch bridge crossing the Ohio River in Cincinnati, Ohio. It carries Interstate 471 between Cincinnati, Ohio, and Newport, Kentucky. As to the origin of this nickname, its yellow arches are said to be similar to the "Golden Arches" logo of McDonald's restaurant. The nickname was coined by local residents after the bridge's golden arches were constructed. In the 1980s, McDonald's considered opening a floating restaurant at the base after the nickname caught on, but never went to construction. This bridge has a main span of 750 feet and has a total span of 2100 feet. It is named in honor of Daniel Carter Beard, the founder of the Sons of Daniel Boone and one of the founders of the Boy Scouts of America.
The bridge was originally designed by Hazelet + Erdal, now URS Corporation.
The bridge was originally configured with three lanes and an emergency shoulder on each span. In December 2000, with the completion of a reconstruction project on the 3rd Street Viaduct approach, the bridge was reconfigured to four lanes on each span.
Text imported from Wikipedia article "Daniel Carter Beard Bridge" and modified on July 23, 2019 according to the CC-BY-SA 4.0 International license.
Participants
Currently there is no information available about persons or companies having participated in this project.
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (1976): Pont sur l'Ohio à Newport (Kentucky, Etats-Unis). In: Acier = Stahl = Steel, v. 41 (June 1976), pp. 221-226.
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20005007 - Published on:
16/09/2002 - Last updated on:
05/02/2016
