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Prefabricated Bridge Elements and Systems

Fairgrounds Road Bridge
Location	Between Xenia and Beaverbrook over the Little Miami River
State	OH
Completion Date	2002
Contact Person	Robert Geyer, P.E., P. S. Greene County Engineer, (937) 562-7500
Description	This is a single bridge 226 ft. long and 32 ft. wide with 3 spans. Located between Xenia and Beaverbrook, this 1961 bridge over the Little Miami River needed a new deck. Greene County selected chose prefabrication and fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) for the new deck, which was placed on the existing steel beams and grouted into place. The deck includes 28 full-depth panels, each 32 ft. wide and all but one of the panels 8 ft. long. The panels are covered with variable thickness polymer-modified asphalt. Work started in the spring and completed in June of 2002. Prefabricated elements included full-depth FRP deck panels. Greene County funded this project through federal and state grants, gaining a new bridge that is expected to have a service life longer than the 45-55 years typical for the region.
Prefabricated Elements	full
Other Keywords	fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) deck panels
Advantages	Constructibility