Cleves Bridge, Spanning Great Miami River on U.S. Highway 50, Cleves vicinity, Hamilton County, OH

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TITLE:
Cleves Bridge, Spanning Great Miami River on U.S. Highway 50, Cleves vicinity, Hamilton County, OH

CALL NUMBER:
HAER OHIO,31-CLEVS.V,1-

REPRODUCTION NUMBER:
[See Call Number]

MEDIUM:
Photo(s): 33 (4 x 5 in.)
Data Page(s): 11 plus cover page
Photo Caption Page(s): 7

DATE:
Documentation compiled after 1968.

CREATOR:
Historic American Engineering Record, creator

NOTE:
Survey number HAER OH-70

Significance: This bridge is significant as a good representative example of Parker through truss bridge engineering. It is also one of the few remaining examples of the work of the Penn Bridge Company in Ohio.

SUBJECTS:
OHIO--Hamilton County--Cleves vicinity

COLLECTION:
Historic American Engineering Record (Library of Congress)

REPOSITORY:
Library of Congress, Prints and Photograph Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA

DIGID:
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hhh.oh1600

CONTENTS:
Photograph caption(s):
1. General view of bridge and its setting. Looking from southwest to northeast.
2. General view of truss and adjacent bridges looking from northwest to southeast.
3. View of west end portal and north side of 1st span. Looking from west to east.
4. Looking thru the dock from west to east of 1st span.
5. Typical top chord, vertical lattice and diagonal member assembly. View is toward south side of central panels at 1st span.
6. Typical detail of lower chord tension member pin connection with vertical member. View is from south side of 1st span.
7. Typical top chord, vertical lattice, diagonals and strut assembly for the 1st and 4th spans. View is of north side of 1st span.
8. Typical view of deck beam, U bolt and lower chord tension member pin connection. View is from 1st span looking east.
9. Detail of west side abutment and 1st span truss connection.
10. Looking thru the deck from east side of 2nd span. View is from east to west.
11. View of west and south side of 2nd span looking from southwest to northeast.
12. Typical view of walkway on south side of truss. Looking west from intersection of 2nd and 3rd spans.
13. Another type of pin connection assembly found at 2nd and 3rd spans. View of north side of 2nd span.
14. Typical pin connection of eye bars, diagonal tension members and vertical beam found at 2nd and 3rd spans. View is of north side of 2nd span.
15. Typical portal, top chord diagonals and spandrel detail. View is of south side of 2nd span just behind 1st span.
16. Typical end post, top chord, bottom chord, vertical lattice and diagonal connections for the 2nd and 3rd spans. View is of south side of 3rd span just west of its connection with the 4th span.
17. View of north side, floor stringers and beams of 3rd span looking northwest to southeast.
18. Typical view of lower chord and vertical member connection. View is of north side of 3rd span looking southwest.
19. Typical lower chord tension member, vertical lattice and diagonal eye bat pinning. View is at north side of 3rd span looking west.
20. Typical lower chord tension member, vertical lattice and diagonal tension bar pinning. View is of north side of 3rd span looking east.
21. Typical lower chord tension member and diagonal tension member pinning. View is of north side of 3rd span looking west.
22. Typical detail of expansion joint and connection of end posts to lower chord. View is junction of 2nd and 3rd spans, south side.
23. View of east portal and north side of 4th span. Looking from east to west.
24. Looking thru deck of 4th span from east to west.
25. View of east side abutment looking from southwest to northeast.
26. Typical top chord, vertical lattice, diagonal bracing and bottom chord assembly. View is of south side of center panels of 4th span.
27. Typical end post, top chord, bottom chord, vertical lattice and diagonal connections for the 1st and 4th spans. View is of south side of 4th span just east of its connection with the 3rd span.
28. View of north side, floor stringers and beams of 4th span looking northwest to southeast.
29. Typical pier detail. This pier supports the 3rd and 4ths spans. Looking from northeast to southwest.
30. Typical view of dock stringers and beam detail. Looking below 4th span toward west.
31. Detail of U bolt and lower chord tension member pin connection. View is from 4th span looking east.
32. Another type of upper superstructure assembly found on the 1st and 4th spans. View is of north side of 4th span.
33. Top chord, vertical lattice, strut and diagonal member connection found at north side of 4th span.

CONTROL #:
OH1600

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