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Bridge
Department
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The Bridge Department is
responsible for the inspection and maintenance of 521 bridges on the County roadway
system. By state law, each structure must be inspected annually. Bridges determined to be
structurally deficient or functionally obsolete are included in the Capital Improvement Plan
for rehabilitation or replacement.
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The Bridge Department
strives to preserve historic structures whenever possible in its mission to constantly
improve the condition of its infrastructure. To date this office has received three awards
in Recognition of Outstanding Efforts in the Rehabilitation of Historic Structures from
the Ohio Department of Transportation. In 1993 the award was received for the
Rehabilitation of the Benson Street Bridge, a concrete
rainbow arch, in 1994 for the rehabilitation of the Kemper Road Bridge over Sharon Woods
Lake and in 1997 for the Willey Road Concrete Through Arch.
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The Bridge Department
also designs and constructs retaining structures to correct landslides, which affect the
public right of way.
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In our effort to keep
our bridges in good condition, the Bridge Department oversees the daily work of the bridge
maintenance crew. The "Bridge Crew" completes routine maintenance and minor
repairs in an attempt to keep the structures functioning as designed.
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Hamilton
County Engineer