HIGHWAY ACCIDENT REPORT--COLLAPSE OF THE HARRISON ROAD BRIDGE SPANS, MIAMITOWN, OHIO, MAY 26, 1989

This report explains the collapse of a section of a temporary bridge over the Great Miami River in Miamitown, Ohio, on May 26, 1989. The safety issues discussed in the report are temporary and permanent bridge design and procedures for closing temporary and permanent bridges. Safety recommendations addressing these issues were made to the Hamilton County (Ohio) Engineer's Office, the Ohio Department of Transportation, the Federal Highway Administration, the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, and the United States Geological Survey.

• Corporate Authors:

  National Transportation Safety Board

  Office of Surface Transportation Safety
  Washington, DC  United States  20594
• Publication Date: 1990-11-20

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; Photos;
• Pagination: 49 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridge design; Bridges; Collapse; Crash causes; Fatalities; Lane closure; Recommendations; Safety; Structural design; Temporary structures
• Uncontrolled Terms: Closures
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors; Terminals and Facilities; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls; I80: Accident Studies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00603575
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: NTSB/HAR-90/03
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 28 1991 12:00AM