The Daniel Carter Beard Bridge (also known colloquially as the Big Mac Bridge), is a yellow twin span steel bowstring arch bridge crossing the Ohio River in Cincinnati, Ohio. It carries Interstate 471 between Cincinnati, Ohio, and Newport, Kentucky.

7 hours ago · The Daniel Carter Beard Bridge over the Ohio River will reopen Sunday evening, 100 days after a fire shut it down and a full month earlier than anticipated. The southbound span of the bridge ...

3 hours ago · COVINGTON, Ky. (KT) – The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) announced Friday that southbound lanes of the Daniel Carter Beard Bridge, which carries Interstate 471 traffic across the Ohio River between Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky, will reopen Sunday evening, Feb. 9. It was closed Nov. 1, due to serious damage sustained during a fire.

7 hours ago · The Ohio Department of Transportation is another step closer to reopening the southbound I-471 lanes on the Daniel Carter Beard Bridge. On Saturday, ODOT announced that the new side wall and ...

Nov 3, 2024 · Daniel Carter Beard Bridge fire updates. What we know. Two days after a massive fire beneath the Daniel Carter Beard Bridge on Friday morning, that caused extensive damage and a total closure...

Dec 27, 2024 · Officials with the Ohio Department of Transportation say repairs to the Daniel Carter Beard Bridge are on schedule and traffic could be moving sooner rather than later. A playground under the...

Jan 29, 2025 · Officials from the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) announced that crews began the first of two concrete pours on the Daniel Carter Beard Bridge. This is another milestone toward reopening the roadway. Over 27 truckloads of concrete were hauled to the construction site, according to ODOT.

Nov 1, 2024 · CINCINNATI (WXIX) - The northbound lanes of I-471 between downtown Cincinnati and Newport reopened to traffic on Friday night after a large fire at a park engulfed the Daniel Carter Beard...

Nov 1, 2024 · Commuters in Cincinnati and parts of Kentucky woke up to the Daniel Carter Beard Bridge closed due to a fire that occurred early Friday morning.

Nov 3, 2024 · The southbound lanes of the Daniel Carter Beard Bridge (Interstate 471) will be shut down indefinitely as officials investigate damage caused by a massive fire overnight Friday.