Fire damages I-471 bridge

[Oldiesmann]

This is going to have major impacts on travel in the Cincinnati region for a while... https://www.fox19.com/2024/11/01/massive-fire-damages-daniel-carter-beard-bridge-i-471-closed/

[jnewkirk77]

Northbound is already reopened. Southbound will take about 6 weeks, according to later news reports. Could've been a whole lot worse, and thankfully it wasn't.

[Oldiesmann]

That's better than it being fully shut down, but will still be an annoyance to some people. I'm not in that area very much but I learned all the detours a long time ago because I worked at the Levee for over a decade.

[LilianaUwU]

What the hell is it with bridge fires lately? This is the second one involving the same river in Cincinnati too, with such an incident on the Brent Spence Bridge in 2020.

[Henry]

Just goes to show that Cincinnati is screwed to the wall, with just two interstate bridges leading into downtown (one from Covington, the other from Newport), and a long-ass detour around the loop in either direction. The Brent Spence Bridge and Mill Creek Expressway are going to get rehabilitated anyway, so with the Big Mac fire, this is now going to get even trickier for commuters.

[Chris]

ODOT released drone inspection photos of the I-471 bridge:


DJI_20241101093323_0018_V by Ohio Department of Transportation, on Flickr


DJI_20241101093431_0021_V by Ohio Department of Transportation, on Flickr


DJI_20241101093529_0031_V by Ohio Department of Transportation, on Flickr


DJI_20241101094506_0023_V by Ohio Department of Transportation, on Flickr


DJI_20241101095057_0040_V by Ohio Department of Transportation, on Flickr


DJI_20241101095240_0044_V by Ohio Department of Transportation, on Flickr


DJI_20241101095743_0056_V by Ohio Department of Transportation, on Flickr

[Rothman]

*slaps girders*

Those babies will hold.

[CtrlAltDel]

ODOT released drone inspection photos of the I-471 bridge:


DJI_20241101094506_0023_V by Ohio Department of Transportation, on Flickr

For the record, this is what the playground looked like beforehand.

[Ted$8roadFan]

Yikes.

[wriddle082]

Obviously that playground will be eventually replaced by a nice, safe, fire-resistant, solid concrete skate park.

[The Ghostbuster]

It's unfortunate that another bridge has suffered a tragedy. It might make one wary about driving across one.

[TempoNick]

Supposedly, repairs are going to start in January and be completed in March.

https://www.fox19.com/2024/11/27/i-471-bridge-repairs-expected-be-done-spring-2025-odot-says/

[wanderer2575]

*slaps girders*

Those babies will hold.

A little Bondo and that'll buff right out.

[TempoNick]

It will be open by the time most of you see this. Impressive work.

https://www.whio.com/news/local/southbound-lanes-i-471-daniel-carter-bridge-reopen-sunday/TWGGFDVBDVC7VKZ2HRL4XCZR5A/