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The Brent Spence Bridge is a double decker, cantilevered truss bridge that carries Interstates 71 and 75 across the Ohio River between Covington, Kentucky and Cincinnati, Ohio. The top deck carries Kentucky-bound traffic while the bottom deck carries Ohio-bound traffic.
The Brent Spence Bridge is typical of the cantilever truss design, with a main span of 830.5ft. and approach spans each measuring 453ft. It opened in November of 1963 with its two decks striped for three lanes each, however their emergency shoulders were eliminated in 1986 and the decks restriped for four lanes.
6 Μαΐ 2006 · The Brent Spence Bridge, despite its relatively late 1963 construction date, still offers some details associated with older historic bridges and no longer used in modern bridge construction. This includes the use of rivets in built-up beams, and built-up beams with lattice in the the bracing.
The Brent Spence Bridge was originally planned as a high-speed highway crossing of the Ohio River between Cincinnati, Ohio, and Kentucky. There were several different alignments considered, including one that would have been parallel to the Cincinnati Southern Bridge in Ludlow.
NEW I-71/75 COMPANION BRIDGE. Area residents and businesses have something to look forward to as they travel around the Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky region – a new companion bridge to the Brent Spence Bridge will provide an additional river crossing to the west of the existing structure.
The Brent Spence Bridge connects Cincinnati and Covington via Interstates 75 and 71 over the Ohio River. It is a major transportation corridor extending eight miles through multiple communities in Northern Kentucky and densely populated urban neighborhoods in Cincinnati.
28 Φεβ 2022 · The Brent Spence Bridge is the critical link in this important eight-mile corridor from the Western Hills Viaduct in Ohio to Dixie Highway in Kentucky. The bridge is structurally sound and will remain in service for decades to come.
