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Ohio high school football scores for Week 3: Friday, Sept. 6, 2024
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Week 2 high school football scores from around Ohio, as provided by The Associated Press.
Akr. East 26, Elyria 19
Akr. Hoban 56, Akr. Buchtel 0
Akr. Springfield 13, Minerva 7
Albany Alexander 44, Belpre 0
Amanda-Clearcreek 17, Frankfort Adena 7
Amherst Steele 24, N. Olmsted 7
Andover Pymatuning Valley 34, Jefferson Area 6
Ansonia 46, New Lebanon Dixie 6
Archbold 15, Defiance Tinora 14
Arlington 44, Ada 43
Ashland 35, Linsly, W.Va. 0
Ashtabula St John 22, Beachwood 3
Ashville Teays Valley 35, Pataskala Watkins Memorial 12
Aurora 37, Chesterland W. Geauga 0
Austintown-Fitch 35, Can. Glenoak 0
Avon 13, Cle. Glenville 12
Bainbridge Paint Valley 30, Greenfield McClain 7
Bascom Hopewell-Loudon 12, Danville 8
Bay (OH) 17, Hunting Valley University 7
Beavercreek 48, Day. Thurgood Marshall 0
Bellaire 16, Bishop Tonnos, Ontario 13
Bellbrook 16, Germantown Valley View 3
Bellefontaine 29, Westerville Cent. 7
Bellville Clear Fork 28, Lexington 3
Beloit W. Branch 48, Girard 7
Bergen Catholic, N.J. 35, Massillon Washington 21
Berlin Center Western Reserve 35, Columbiana 7
Beverly Ft. Frye 38, Wheeling Central, W.Va. 19
Bishop Hartley 49, Day. Chaminade Julienne 23
Bishop Watterson 41, Westerville N. 6
Bloom-Carroll 31, Plain City Jonathan Alder 21
Bluffton 63, Defiance Ayersville 7
Brookville 33, St. Paris Graham 0
Bucyrus Wynford 33, Collins Western Reserve 22
Burton Berkshire 51, Conneaut 26
Byesville Meadowbrook 46, Cambridge 0
Caldwell 43, Wellsville 0
Caledonia River Valley 37, Delaware Buckeye Valley 7
Camden Preble Shawnee 40, New Paris National Trail 6
Campbell Memorial 30, Warren Champion 25
Canal Fulton Northwest 35, Louisville 28
Canal Winchester 31, Worthington Kilbourne 7
Canfield S. Range 38, Barberton 0
Cardington-Lincoln 46, Bucyrus 8
Carlisle 37, Day. Northridge 30
Carmel, Ind. 44, Centerville 23
Cathedral Preparatory School, Pa. 16, Painesville Riverside 14
Celina 42, Van Wert 14
Centerburg 44, Worthington Christian 21
Chagrin Falls Kenston 37, Chagrin Falls 14
Chardon 28, Avon Lake 7
Chardon NDCL 28, Bedford 6
Chesapeake 41, Racine Southern 9
Cin. Aiken 28, Reading 22
Cin. Anderson 64, Morrow Little Miami 0
Cin. Deer Park 39, Norwood 8
Cin. Elder 30, Springboro 6
Cin. Finneytown 22, Lockland 18
Cin. La Salle 18, Kettering Fairmont 12
Cin. Moeller 42, E. Central, Ind. 13
Cin. Mt Healthy 19, Wilmington 13
Cin. Princeton 14, W. Chester Lakota W. 6
Cin. Summit 22, Lees Creek E. Clinton 18
Cin. Taft 36, Kettering Alter 7
Cin. Turpin 30, Cin. Walnut Hills 7
Cin. West Clermont 24, Lebanon 14
Cin. Winton Woods 22, Milford (OH) 3
Clayton Northmont 15, Cin. Withrow 14
Cle. Cent. Cath. 14, Cle. John Marshall 6
Cle. Hay 20, Independence 0
Cle. Hts. Lutheran E. 30, Oberlin 0
Cle. Rhodes 28, Garfield Hts. Trinity 20
Cle. St Ignatius 35, Dublin Coffman 21
Cle. VASJ 60, Mansfield 0
Clyde 42, Tol. Waite 0
Coldwater 55, Ft. Recovery 8
Cols. Briggs 44, Cols. Franklin Hts. 8
Cols. DeSales 35, Cols. Africentric 14
Cols. Grandview Hts. 17, Johnstown Northridge 14, 2OT
Cols. Hamilton Twp. 34, Cols. Centennial 0
Cols. Marion-Franklin 20, Parma Hts. Holy Name 7
Cols. St. Charles 38, Cols. Independence 14
Cols. Upper Arlington 28, Reynoldsburg 13
Cols. Walnut Ridge 44, Cols. Beechcroft 12
Columbia Station Columbia 43, West Salem Northwestern 13
Columbus Grove 27, Hamler Patrick Henry 13
Convoy Crestview 37, Haviland Wayne Trace 16
Cortland Lakeview 19, Youngs. Liberty 6
Creston Norwayne 51, Heath 29
Crooksville 19, Sugar Grove Berne Union 7
Cuyahoga Falls 21, Ravenna SE 6
Cuyahoga Falls CVCA 28, Peninsula Woodridge 0
Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit 52, STVM 0
Cuyahoga Hts. 35, Mantua Crestwood 0
Dalton 34, Mogadore 0
Day. Carroll 23, Cols. Northland 14
Day. Christian 15, Miami Valley Christian Academy 3
Defiance 14, St Marys 10
Delaware Hayes 35, Mt. Vernon 0
Delaware Olentangy Berlin 40, New Albany 14
Delta 31, Millbury Lake 14
Detroit Cass Tech, Mich. 20, Can. McKinley 3
Detroit Catholic Central, Mich. 21, Tol. Cent. Cath. 7
Dola Hardin Northern 29, Cory-Rawson 0
Dover 42, Millersburg W. Holmes 9
Doylestown Chippewa 12, Akr. Coventry 0
Dresden Tri-Valley 14, Clarksville Clinton-Massie 13
Dublin Scioto 35, Thomas Worthington 9
Eaton 28, Oxford Talawanda 7
Edgerton 49, Montpelier 6
Edon 48, Hicksville 8
Fairborn 42, W. Carrollton 6
Fairfield 56, Cin. Sycamore 13
Fairfield Christian 30, Stewart Federal Hocking 0
Fairview 35, Sheffield Brookside 14
Findlay 35, Sylvania Southview 20
Findlay Liberty-Benton 31, McComb 6
Franklin 42, Washington C.H. 7
Ft. Loramie 35, Covington 15
Galion 42, Upper Sandusky 0
Galion Northmor 47, Ashland Mapleton 7
Galloway Westland 46, Grove City Cent. Crossing 17
Garrettsville Garfield 20, Parma Normandy 12
Gates Mills Gilmour 33, Gates Mills Hawken 13
Geneva 21, New Middletown Spring. 14
Genoa 17, Huron 7
Glouster Trimble 18, McArthur Vinton County 6
Grafton Midview 27, Elyria Cath. 0
Granville 48, Johnstown 12
Green 14, Tallmadge 6
Grove City 34, Hilliard Bradley 14
Hamilton Badin 17, Trenton Edgewood 7
Hamilton Ross 34, Cin. NW 0
Harrison 49, Cin. Indian Hill 19
Hilliard Davidson 45, Dublin Jerome 14
Holgate 52, Stryker 12
Hudson 27, Cle. Hts. 14
Jamestown Greeneview 42, W. Liberty-Salem 14
Jeromesville Hillsdale 42, Loudonville 7
Kenton 37, Elida 0
Kings Mills Kings 28, Loveland 20
Kirtland 22, Perry 21, 3OT
LaGrange Keystone 34, Ashland Crestview 0
Lakewood 21, Kent Roosevelt 13
Lancaster 28, Marysville 14
Lawrence North, Ind. 42, Huber Hts. Wayne 21
Leipsic 35, Bloomdale Elmwood 7
Lewis Center Olentangy 27, Westerville S. 14
Lewis Center Olentangy Orange 36, Hilliard Darby 17
Lewisburg Tri-County N. 21, Bradford 18
Lewistown Indian Lake 28, Harrod Allen E. 21
Liberty Center 37, Tontogany Otsego 7
Liberty Twp. Lakota E. 27, Hamilton 24, OT
Lima 49, Marion Harding 24
Lima Bath 49, Lima Shawnee 23
Lima Perry 34, Pioneer N. Central 0
Lodi Cloverleaf 22, Akr. Garfield 12
Lorain 8, Sandusky 0
Lorain Clearview 20, McDonald 7
Lowellville 47, Tuscarawas Cent. Cath. 8
Macedonia Nordonia 35, Mayfield 7
Madison 18, Eastlake North 0
Magnolia Sandy Valley 55, E. Can. 16
Malvern 38, Cadiz Harrison Cent. 28
Manchester 28, Franklin Furnace Green 21
Maple Hts. 24, Cols. Linden-McKinley 0
Maria Stein Marion Local 42, St. Henry (OH) 9
Marion Elgin 34, N. Baltimore 0
Marion Pleasant 48, Whitehall-Yearling 6
Martins Ferry 34, Zoarville Tuscarawas Valley 3
Mason 20, Cin. Oak Hills 7
Massillon Jackson 31, Stow-Munroe Falls 7
Massillon Tuslaw 48, Warsaw River View 6
McGuffey Upper Scioto Valley 40, Waynesfield-Goshen 38, 3OT
Mechanicsburg 40, Spring. Greenon 12
Medina Buckeye 41, Akr. Ellet 0
Medina Highland 37, Brunswick 0
Mentor 50, Erie McDowell, Pa. 14
Metamora Evergreen 36, Rossford 6
Middletown 16, Cin. Colerain 10
Middletown Madison 38, Blanchester 14
Milan Edison 12, Gibsonburg 7
Milford Center Fairbanks 38, Cedarville 21
Milton-Union 28, Day. Oakwood 23
Mineral Ridge 54, Louisville Aquinas 13
Minster 41, Anna 14
Mogadore Field 21, Rootstown 0
Monroe 31, Bishop Fenwick 14
Monroeville 36, Attica Seneca E. 13
Mt Gilead 32, Grove City Christian 13
Mt. Blanchard Riverdale 21, Arcadia 7
Mt. Orab Western Brown 38, Chillicothe 20
Mt. Victory Ridgemont 14, Morral Ridgedale 8
N. Bend (Cleves) Taylor 35, Cin. Woodward 0
N. Can. Hoover 40, Akr. North 6
N. Ridgeville 10, N. Royalton 0
N. Robinson Col. Crawford 33, Howard E. Knox 0
Napoleon 53, Sylvania Northview 0
Navarre Fairless 28, Uhrichsville Claymont 6
Nelsonville-York 33, Baltimore Liberty Union 0
New Bremen 30, Rockford Parkway 0
New Franklin Manchester 40, Alliance Marlington 0
New Lexington 30, McConnelsville Morgan 0
New London 36, Vanlue 0
New Madison Tri-Village 38, W. Alexandria Twin Valley S. 6
New Matamoras Frontier 34, Beallsville 0
New Philadelphia 28, Wooster 7
New Richmond 28, Cin. Western Hills 6
New Richmond 36, Cin. Western Hills 6
New Washington Buckeye Cent. 21, Fairport Harbor Harding 14
Newark 35, Zanesville 15
Newark Licking Valley 20, Bishop Ready 14
Newcomerstown 50, Bowerston Conotton Valley 0
Northwood 30, Kansas Lakota 17
Norton 20, Akr. Firestone 13
Norwalk 7, Tol. Rogers 6
Oak Harbor 42, Port Clinton 7
Olmsted Falls 35, Canfield 6
Ontario 34, Mansfield Madison 14
Orange 37, Wickliffe 23
Orchard Lake St. Mary’s Prep, Mich. 47, Toledo St John’s Jesuit 0
Orrville 59, Can. Cent. Cath. 37
Painesville Harvey 22, Ashtabula Edgewood 13
Pandora-Gilboa 41, Van Buren 14
Parma Padua 28, Rocky River Lutheran W. 0
Pataskala Licking Hts. 27, Thornville Sheridan 7
Paulding 27, Delphos Jefferson 2
Pemberville Eastwood 48, Wauseon 7
Perrysburg 35, Fremont Ross 0
Pickerington N. 38, Pickerington Cent. 27
Piqua 24, Riverside Stebbins 13
Poland Seminary 19, Oberlin Firelands 0
Portsmouth W. 27, Hillsboro 21
Powell Olentangy Liberty 31, Gahanna Lincoln 0
Purcell Marian 32, Cin. Madeira 25
Richfield Revere 35, Ravenna 0
Richwood N. Union 14, Chillicothe Zane Trace 8
Rittman 37, Greenwich S. Cent. 14
Salem 13, E. Liverpool 7
Sandusky Perkins 49, Rocky River 0
Sandusky St. Mary 35, Sebring McKinley 0
Shelby 34, Bellevue 0
Sherwood Fairview 34, Bryan 6
Smithville 30, Lucas 25
Solon 22, Shaker Hts. 21
Sparta Highland 42, Coshocton 28
Spencerville 24, DeGraff Riverside 21
Spring. Kenton Ridge 58, Cols. Mifflin 0
Spring. NE 20, Spring. Cath. Cent. 7
Spring. Shawnee 20, New Carlisle Tecumseh 0
Springfield 15, Trotwood-Madison 14
St. Xavier (OH) 35, Indpls Cathedral, Ind. 31
Steubenville 31, Youngs. Mooney 21
Steubenville Cath. Cent. 8, Zanesville Rosecrans 7
Strasburg 42, Leetonia 0
Streetsboro 49, Alliance 13
Strongsville 21, Berea-Midpark 6
Struthers 40, Cin. Dohn 6
Sullivan Black River 44, Brooklyn 0
Sunbury Big Walnut 24, Groveport-Madison 13
Sycamore Mohawk 36, Castalia Margaretta 14
Tiffin Columbian 56, E. Cle. Shaw 0
Tipp City Tippecanoe 72, Greenville 7
Tol. Christian 21, Grand Rapids NorthPointe, Mich. 0
Tol. Ottawa Hills 56, Swanton 6
Tol. St. Francis 49, Birmingham Brother Rice, Mich. 28
Tol. Start 28, Holland Springfield 7
Tol. Whitmer 45, Oregon Clay 14
Toronto 50, Weir, W.Va. 0
Twinsburg 25, Copley 22
Uniontown Lake 24, Brecksville-Broadview Hts. 0
Urbana 34, Tipp City Bethel 7
Utica 18, Fredericktown 15
Vandalia Butler 21, Troy 13
Vermilion 41, Willard 12
Versailles 17, Delphos St John’s 7
Vienna Mathews 20, Newton Falls 6
W. Jefferson 28, London Madison-Plains 21
W. Lafayette Ridgewood 31, Carrollton 0
Wadsworth 51, Medina 7
Wapakoneta 42, Ottawa-Glandorf 14
Warren Harding 15, Massillon Perry 9
Waynesville 49, Goshen 7
Wellington 21, Plymouth 14
Westlake 30, Warrensville Hts. 6
Whitehouse Anthony Wayne 49, Bowling Green 19
Williamsburg 20, Cin. Mariemont 0
Willoughby S. 28, Lyndhurst Brush 7
Windham 26, N. Jackson Jackson-Milton 14
Woodsfield Monroe Cent. 52, Hannibal River 6
Wooster Triway 41, Apple Creek Waynedale 16
Xenia 48, Sidney 7
Youngs. Boardman 15, Youngs. Chaney High School 0
Youngs. East 36, Cle. JFK 0
Youngs. Ursuline 27, Farrell, Pa. 0
Youngs. Valley Christian 23, Brookfield 6
POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS
Cle. Adams vs. Elmore Woodmore, ccd.
Crestline vs. Cle. Collinwood, ccd.
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Last Call: Questions, Players to Watch and Predictions for Ohio State’s Top-Five Matchup with Penn State
Ohio State is about to play a top-five opponent on the road for the second time in four weeks.
#3 Penn State
Nittany Lions
7-0 (4-0)
NOV. 3, 2024 – NOON
BEAVER STADIUM
University Park, PA
Twenty-one days after suffering a one-point loss at Oregon, Ohio State looks to prove it can win a big game today as it faces No. 3 Penn State at Beaver Stadium. There are plenty of questions surrounding the Buckeyes entering the matchup, particularly whether its offensive line will perform better than last week against Nebraska and whether its defense will perform better than it did against Oregon, and the Buckeyes will need their biggest stars to be at their best to beat the Nittany Lions and remain in control of their own destiny in the Big Ten championship and College Football Playoff races.
With the high-stakes clash between the third-ranked Nittany Lions and the fourth-ranked Buckeyes set to kick off at noon on FOX, we discuss the biggest questions entering the game, highlight our top players to watch and make some predictions for what we’ll see in Happy Valley on Saturday.
Questions
Can the offensive line hold up against Penn State’s stout defensive line?
It’s the question everyone’s asking. With Ohio State down to its third-string left tackle (probably Donovan Jackson), can the Buckeyes possibly block Abdul Carter and the rest of that Nittany Lions defensive front?
OSU has to find a way to give Will Howard time under less-than-ideal circumstances to escape State College with a win. Not only does it need to hold up in pass protection, but if the Buckeyes run the ball like they did against Nebraska, it’s going to be lights out at Beaver Stadium. Hopefully, they’ll execute much better this time around.
– Garrick Hodge
Will the defense look elite?
Even if we assume Ohio State’s offense will have some struggles as it breaks in a new left tackle for the second game in a row, the Buckeyes can still beat Penn State if their defense plays like it’s supposed to. That’s how Ohio State beat Penn State last year, allowing only 12 points on 240 yards in a game where it scored only 20.
Ohio State’s defense failed its first big test of this season as it gave up 32 points on 496 yards against Oregon. But the Buckeyes are ostensibly even more talented on defense than they were last year; on paper, they should be the No. 1 defense in the country. To be that, however, they have to be able to lead Ohio State to victory in games of this magnitude.
– Dan Hope
Will the defense make stops in the fourth quarter?
The Ohio State defense hasn’t forced a fourth-quarter punt in the four games Jim Knowles has called against AP top-five teams: 2022 vs. Michigan, 2022 vs. Georgia, 2023 vs. Michigan and 2024 vs. Oregon. That’s correct. The 11 combined fourth-quarter drives ended like this: TD, Missed FG, TD, TD, FG, TD, TD, FG, FG, TD and FG. Whether the defense can break that trend on Saturday could be the difference between a win and a loss for the Buckeyes.
– Chase Brown
Are Chip Kelly and Ryan Day willing to lean on the passing game?
I’m not saying Ohio State should totally abandon its running game on Saturday, but it has a shuffled offensive line fresh off a game where the Buckeyes managed a meager 2.1 yards per carry. Though protecting Howard behind that line might be a challenge, he was still productive under pressure against Nebraska and the passing attack has been consistently prolific this season. Leaning toward the air might need to be the game plan if the ground fails to yield once again.
– Andy Anders
Players to Watch
Will Howard
Howard made it clear he wants to make a statement against his home-state team when he said Penn State “didn‘t think I was good enough” as a recruit, and that comment only increases the spotlight on Ohio State’s quarterback entering this game.
Howard has been one of the most efficient passers in the country this season, completing 74% of his passes for a quarterback rating of 183.9, which ranks second nationally. He’ll give the Buckeyes a chance if he continues to play at that level on Saturday, and Ohio State might need him to given the struggles its rushing offense has had over the past couple of weeks.
– Dan Hope
Donovan Jackson
Jackson has long been a standout offensive lineman for the Buckeyes, but they’re going to ask a lot out of him on Saturday. Assuming he plays left tackle, can Jackson hold his own playing out of position against one of the more talented pass rushers in the conference? How Jackson performs on this stage could determine what Ohio State’s lineup up front looks like for the rest of the season.
– Garrick Hodge
Denzel Burke
Burke is Ohio State’s top cornerback and supposed to be one of the best in the country, but he allowed eight receptions for 179 yards and two touchdowns in Ohio State’s last big game against Oregon. He and the rest of the Buckeyes’ touted cornerbacks need to show up on Saturday, especially since Penn State has no receivers that average more than 50 yards per game.
– Andy Anders
JT Tuimoloau
Thanks, Dan, Garrick and Andy. Here’s the last and best pick: JT Tuimoloau. The senior defensive end was a game-wrecker in Ohio State’s wins over Penn State in 2022 and 2023. On Saturday, I’ll pick him to be a game-wrecker for a third consecutive season. It may not be the six-tackle, three-tackle-for-loss, two-sack, two-interception performance we witnessed in State College two years ago, but if he can contribute even half those numbers in the top-five matchup, the Buckeyes will be more than pleased.
– Chase Brown–
Predictions
Jeremiah Smith will break all the freshman records
Jeremiah Smith enters today’s game needing just seven receptions, 26 receiving yards and one touchdown catch to break Cris Carter’s single-season records for an Ohio State freshman in all three of those categories. I expect Smith to hit all of those numbers, which would also mean tying TreVeyon Henderson’s record for the most consecutive games with a touchdown by an Ohio State freshman to start his career, with a standout performance in the national spotlight.
– Dan Hope
Big Game James pulls a Big Game James move
It’s like that famous congressional line: You know it when you see it. I can’t predict what exact mishap James Franklin is going to commit in this top-five matchup, whether it’s a botched substitution, chasing points too early or running a draw on 4th-and-5, but whenever he makes an egregious, potential game-changing mistake, you’ll move to the edge of your couch, point at the TV, and shout, there’s Big Game James!
– Garrick Hodge
Two sacks for JT Tuimoloau
Ohio State’s defensive end posted perhaps the best defensive performance in school history the last time the Buckeyes played at Beaver Stadium, with six tackles, three tackles for loss, two sacks, a forced fumble he recovered, two interceptions with a pick-six and a pass deflection that turned into another interception. His outing in the Shoe against the Nittany Lions was excellent as well; he got a sack, batted down a pass and put Penn State quarterback Drew Allar under consistent pressure.
Tuimoloau’s season gained some steam against the Huskers too, with five tackles, two TFLs and a sack. The Buckeyes need him, Jack Sawyer and the rest of the defensive line to get after Allar in the pass rush, and I think he delivers.
– Andy Anders
Caleb Downs gets his first interception of the season
Ryan Day and Jim Knowles both commented on the weapon Tyler Warren is and can be for Penn State’s offense. Who will those coaches call upon to cover Warren? More often than not, I think that answer will be Downs. The Jim Thorpe Award semifinalist has been one of Ohio State’s best defenders this season. However, he’s yet to record his first interception seven games into the year. I think that changes on Saturday while he flies around the field to cover Warren.
– Chase Brown
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Five-Star Guard Chooses Kansas Over Ohio State, Several Other Schools
The wait is officially over.
Darryn Peterson was one of the most coveted prospects in the 2025 recruiting class and the Ohio State Buckeyes were among his top four choices. Joining the Buckeyes as finalists were the Kansas Jayhawks, Kansas State Wildcats and the USC Trojans.
In a battle of Big Ten versus Big 12, the Ohio native chose the Kansas Jayhawks on Friday night.
The Jayhawks are getting the the No. 3 player in the nation according to 247 Sports. He is also considered the No. 1 combo guard in his class.
Peterson is officially the first commitment for Bill Self’s Kansas squad in the 2025 class.
This spring and summer, he averaged an impressive 23.8 points and 7.4 rebounds per game. In three of his team’s games, he posted over 30 points.
As the prolific 6’6″ scorer becomes Kansas’ highest-rated recruit since Josh Jackson in 2016, the Ohio State Buckeyes can move on to other targets.
The Buckeyes already hold commitments from two players in the 2025 class and two in the 2026 class as well. Four-star shooting guard Dorian Jones (2025) announced his commitment to Ohio State in July and four-star power forward A’mare Bynum (2025) committed on October 22nd.
As for other potential commitments on the horizon, four-star power forward Niko Bundalo is down to four finalists and so is four-star shooting guard Davion Hannah (Bynum’s high school teammate).
Both players are expected to announce their commitments in November, which means the Buckeyes have more chances at getting some excellent news.
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Cincinnati’s Daniel Carter Beard Bridge fire recalls other fires, disasters on Ohio bridges
A massive fire engulfing the Daniel Carter Beard Bridge and Interstate 471 over the Ohio River might have Cincinnati residents recalling another major blaze that cut a major route between Ohio and Kentucky.
In 2020, the Brent Spence Bridge that carries interstates 71 and 75 across the Ohio River was closed for weeks following a crash that sparked a huge fire.
Here’s a look back at that disaster and other bridge fires and collapses around Ohio.
Fiery crash closes Brent Spence Bridge, I-71/75, over Ohio River for six weeks in 2020
Brent Spence Bridge on I-75 closed after fire, crash
A boat sprays water on a semi on fire on the Brent Spence Bridge early Wednesday. The fire followed a crash involving 2 semis. One truck was carrying potassium hydroxide. The bridge will be closed until it can be inspected.
Emily Rowekamp, Provided
On Nov. 11, 2020, a truck carrying potassium hydroxide crashed into a jackknifed truck on the Brent Spence Bridge, causing a major fire that ended up closing the Ohio River span for six weeks.
According to 911 calls, the Old Dominion semi driver who crashed into a jackknifed truck didn’t have time to grab Hazmat paperwork before fleeing the truck, the Enquirer reported previously.
“It started on fire, and I just jumped out,” he said, telling a dispatcher that he couldn’t grab the paperwork in time.
Neither he nor the driver of the jackknifed rig were injured.
Repairs to the bridge included new steel support beams and new sections of concrete on the upper and lower decks. The U.S. Department of Transportation made $12 million in federal funds available for emergency repairs.
The bridge, which carries more than 160,000 vehicles a day and is one of the busiest trucking routes in the United States, reopened on Dec. 22, 2020.
Tanker catches fire on state Route 8 in Macedonia Saturday
The crash closed the highway both ways.
Tanker crash kills driver, sparks fire on Route 8 ramp to I-271 in January 2024
On Jan. 27, the driver of a diesel tanker was killed after driving off a bridge at the Interstate 271 entrance ramp from state Route 8 north of Akron.
The truck, carrying 7,500 gallons of diesel fuel, exploded, causing a huge fire that closed the bridge for a few days, the Akron Beacon Journal reported. It reopened after inspections showed the damage didn’t affect the bridge’s structural integrity.
Miamitown Bridge collapses during flooding in Cincinnati on May 26, 1989
A temporary bridge over the Great Miami River collapsed during widespread flooding on May 16, 1989, according to media reports, sending four cars into the water. At least two people drowned, WCPO reported.
In November 1990, the National Transportation Safety Board issued a report blaming the Hamilton County Engineer’s Office for three factors that contributed to the bridge collapse, according to WCPO. Those included:
- Selection of a design by National Engineering, the company that built the bridge, that did not consider lateral loads
- Failure to submit the bridge design plans to the Ohio Department of Transportation for review as required by state law
- Failure to promptly close the bridge when it became subject to significant debris loading
Silver Bridge span from Gallipolis collapses into Ohio River on Dec. 15, 1967
The Silver Bridge spanned the Ohio River from Gallipolis to Point Pleasant, West Virginia. Opening to traffic in 1928, it was the first bridge in the nation to use an innovative eyebar-link suspension system rather than a traditional wire-cable suspension, according to West Virginia Public Broadcasting.
However, one of those eyebars had a small, unseen defect. The faulty eyebar eventually cracked and began to corrode, out of sight of the public or bridge inspectors. At about 5 p.m. on December 15—during rush hour—the eyebar failed, setting off a series of other failures that caused the bridge to collapse. Thirty-one vehicles plunged into the Ohio River, killing 46 people.
This story was updated to add a video.
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