The Combs–Hehl Bridge is a twin span single pier
cantilever bridge
A cantilever bridge is a bridge built using structures that project horizontally into space, supported on only one end (called cantilevers). For small footbridges, the cantilevers may be simple beam (structure), beams; however, large cantilever ...
carrying
Interstate 275 (I-275) across the
Ohio River
The Ohio River () is a river in the United States. It is located at the boundary of the Midwestern and Southern United States, flowing in a southwesterly direction from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to its river mouth, mouth on the Mississippi Riv ...
. It connects the Eastern portion of
Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati ( ; colloquially nicknamed Cincy) is a city in Hamilton County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. Settled in 1788, the city is located on the northern side of the confluence of the Licking River (Kentucky), Licking and Ohio Ri ...
and
Campbell County, Kentucky
Campbell County is a county located in the northern part of the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 93,076. Its county seats are Alexandria and Newport.[Kentucky
Kentucky (, ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north, West Virginia to the ...]
Bert T. Combs and former Campbell County Judge Executive
Lambert Hehl.
Normal traffic makes it faster for commuters from Cincinnati's eastern suburbs to travel from Ohio to Kentucky on the Combs-Hehl bridge, travel less than 2 miles on I-275, and then take
I-471
Interstate 471 (I-471) is a Interstate Highway, linking I-71 in Downtown Cincinnati, Ohio, to I-275 in Highland Heights, Kentucky. South of I-275, the expressway continues south to U.S. Route 27 (US 27) as unsigned Kentucky Route&nb ...
North into downtown.
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List of crossings of the Ohio River
This is a complete list of current bridges and other crossings of the Ohio River from the mouth at the Mississippi River at Cairo, Illinois to the confluence of the Allegheny River, Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers at Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Penns ...
External links
* http://www.cincinnati-transit.net/combs-hehl.html for description and more photos
References
Road bridges in Ohio
Bridges in Cincinnati
Bridges over the Ohio River
Bridges completed in 1979
Road bridges in Kentucky
Interstate 75
Bridges on the Interstate Highway System
Cantilever bridges in the United States
Transportation buildings and structures in Cincinnati
Buildings and structures in Campbell County, Kentucky
Transportation in Campbell County, Kentucky
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