Miamitown, Ohio
Miamitown is an unincorporated community in western Whitewater Township, Hamilton County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 45041.[1]
[edit] Bridge Collapse
On May 26, 1989, about 5:25 p.m. eastern daylight time, a 140-foot section of the 556-foot Harrison Road (US 52) temporary bridge over the Great Miami River fell about 40 feet into the rain-swollen river after a pile bent.
Several witnesses reported a car and a pickup truck fell into the river, however only the two occupants of the car were recovered, no other vehicles were found and no other persons were ever reported missing.
The National Transportation Safety Board determined that the probable cause of the temporary bridge collapse was the selection by the Hamilton County Engineer's Office of a design by the National Engineering and Contracting Company that did not consider lateral loads and the failure of the Hamilton County Engineer's Office to promptly close the bridge when it became subject to significant debris loading. Contributing to the cause of the collapse was the failure of the Hamilton County Engineer's Office to submit the bridge design plans to the Ohio Department of Transportation for review as required by State law.
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Coordinates: 39°12′57″N 84°42′15″W / 39.21583°N 84.70417°W
