The Jeremiah Morrow Bridge is the name for a pair of concrete

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s built between 2010 and 2016 which carry

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over the

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gorge between

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and Oregonia, Ohio. The bridges are named for former Governor of Ohio

Jeremiah Morrow Jeremiah Morrow (October 6, 1771March 22, 1852) was a Democratic-Republican Party politician from Ohio. He served as the ninth governor of Ohio, and was the last Democratic-Republican to hold that office. He also served as a United States Senat ...

. The bridges are 239 feet (73 m) above the river, making them the highest bridges in Ohio, and are long, wide, with main spans. The bridges each have two marked lanes with room for a third lane. The original Warren truss bridges at the same location were opened to traffic in 1965 and were continuous across five spans. Both of the original spans were replaced beginning in 2010, with the completion of construction work marked with an official ribbon cutting ceremony held on November 18, 2016. The original bridges were approximately the same design and age as the

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which collapsed in 2007. Demolition of the original southbound bridge was largely completed on April 23, 2017. The original northbound bridge had been demolished in 2014 after one of the new bridges was complete.

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ODOT photo of the 1965 bridges
Buildings and structures in Warren County, Ohio Bridges completed in 1964 Transportation in Warren County, Ohio Road bridges in Ohio Box girder bridges in the United States

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