Posted on 11/01/2024 10:34:21 AM PDT by dynachrome
The Daniel Carter Beard Bridge and both sides of Interstate 471 over the Ohio River between downtown Cincinnati and Newport remain shut down Friday after a massive fire damaged the bridge.
State inspectors are examining the bridge right now and hope to open the northbound side of the bridge as soon as it’s safe, said Matt Bruning, spokesman for the Ohio Department of Transporation.
There is no timeline yet when the bridge might fully reopen but the southbound side along I-471 could be closed for “weeks,” he said.
Cincinnati Fire Chief Frank McKinley said the cause of the fire and where it began are under investigation.
“We haven’t ruled anything out,” he said.
They are working with Cincinnati police and federal investigators.
The playground was full of wood and synthetic materials causing a fire that likely reached several thousand degrees, according to the fire chief.
Flames shot up as high as 40 feet into the air and caused a second fire on the bridge, said Assistant Fire Chief Matt Flagler.
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Why did they have a playground full of combustibles on the bridge/s
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Not to worry. Remediation and repairs will be contracted to the lowest-bidding minority owned company.
I’m not sure the writer even qualified for a trophy.
local TeeVee coverage with multiple stories n the fire.
This is the 2nd fire to shut down a major bridge in Cincinnati in 4 years. The Brent_Spence Bridge (I-75/I-71) was shut down for weeks in 2020.
“Why did they have a playground full of combustibles on the bridge/s”
It’s a poorly written article. THe playground structures are actually *beneath* the bridge, by a fair distance.
Some lowlife clearly committed arson.
Here are some pictures beforehand: https://onelittlesmall.com/1000-hands-park-sawyer-point/
What could they have that would cause a fire that gets that hot? I worked under bridges like this, and they are close to 40-50 foot off of the ground. There are only a few things that can reach that temperature, and it is not wood burning, or even garbage.
The area that was burned was the *approach* to the bridge. I don’t know how far off the ground it is, but I would think maybe 30 feet - not 40 or 50 I don’t believe.
I don’t know whether old tire “mulch” was used around the kids area or not. The findings will be interesting.
The local TV stations are WLWT, WKRC, WCPO and WXIX, if you want to follow the matter.
I never gave a thought to the rubberized “turf” they put down around childrens playgrounds. It is like the new NFL turf only twice as much tire grindings. They will definitely burn, as they are a combo of oil and rubber.
It was old tire “mulch” in the playground. Hard to believe a natural fire could reach the height required to damage the bridge. I walk through that park 4-5 days a week.
Interesting, and how very disturbing that some scum damaged perpetrated the crime.
“Southbound lanes still shut down after massive fire damages Daniel Carter Beard Bridge”
https://www.wlwt.com/article/daniel-carter-beard-bride-big-mac-shut-down-fire/62796165
An update on the bridge at the link. Between lack of maintenance, wear and tear, incidents, and accidents, we may all be living in 15 minute cities whether we want to or not. Just make the roads and bridges impassable or non-existent and the people tend to stay where you put them. The uppity tax-payers are a lot easier to control that way.
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