Blome Road Bridge

The Blome Road Bridge carries Blome Road over Raider’s Run in The Village of Indian Hill, Ohio.

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The Blome Road Bridge carries Blome Road over Raider’s Run in The Village of Indian Hill, Ohio.

The one-lane Pratt through truss was designed by William H. Harrison, chief engineer of the Queen City Bridge Company and Cincinnati’s City Engineer from 1872 to 1889. ¹ It was constructed in 1888 by the Queen City Bridge Company.

In August 1988, trucks were prohibited from using the bridge due to structural deterioration. ³ Between August 1989 and February 1990, the Langenheim & Thomson Company rehabilitated the structure at a cost of $570,000. ^{2 4 5} The project included adding a steel stringer to increase load capacity and replacing the deck with metal grating to reduce weight. ^{2 4}

The Blome Road Bridge was designated a historic landmark by the Indian Hill Historical Society in 1991. ⁷

A more extensive rehabilitation took place in 2022. ⁶ The project replaced the load-bearing steel stringer beams with concrete beams, removed and hot-dip galvanized all steel components, slightly widened the bridge, and replaced the roadway deck. The work was designed by Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson Engineers, carried out by Evers Steel Construction, and the galvanization was completed by V&S Columbus Galvanizing.

The Blome Road Bridge is likely the last surviving structure built by the Queen City Bridge Company. ⁶

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Sources

1. “Blome Road Bridge.” Historicbridges.org, 6 May 2006.
2. “Indian Hill.” Cincinnati Enquirer, 15 Aug. 1989, p. Extra 8.
3. “Indian Hill.” Cincinnati Enquirer, 9 Aug. 1988, p. Extra 17.
4. “Legals.” Cincinnati Enquirer, 23 Jul. 1989, p. E6.
5. “Indian Hill.” Cincinnati Enquirer, 27 Jun. 1989, p. Extra 14.
6. “Blome Road Bridge.” American Galvanizers Association.
7. “Blome Road Bridge (1888).” Indian Hill Historical Society.