The first of seven replacement girders was installed Monday, Jan. 13. Construction crews working on repairing the I-471 Daniel Carter Beard Bridge installed the first steel replacement girders Monday.

The girders – each about 61 feet long, and weighing between 22,500 and 27,300 pounds – arrived by three semi-trailer trucks around 5 p.m. Sunday from Stupp Bridge in Bowling Green, Kentucky.

Girders are massive steel beams that support the structure of the bridge, according to department of transportation spokesperson Kathleen Fuller.

ODOT said additional reinforcing steel will arrive at the site Thursday. The girders on the bridge, were severely damaged in the Nov. 1 fire started at 1,000 Hands Playground in Sawyer Point Park.

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - Crews have installed additional massive steel girders as part of the ongoing repairs to the Daniel Carter Beard Bridge. Two girders were unloaded and lifted into place on ...

Each girder weighs between 22,000 and 27,000 pounds and are custom made for the Big Mac Bridge. The Ohio Department of Transportation shared Wednesday afternoon that the seventh and final girder ...

Crews continued to install new girders on the southbound side of the Daniel Carter Beard Bridge, more commonly known as the Big Mac Bridge, on Tuesday.The work comes after a fire at a playground ...

As work continues to restore southbound Interstate 471 on the Daniel Carter Beard Bridge after it was damaged in a November fire, crews will embark on a significant step on Monday. The Ohio ...