The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) crews are restoring southbound Interstate 471 in Ohio after a fire under the Daniel Carter Beard Bridge on Nov. 1 damaged it. The fire spread from under the bridge to the overpass, severely damaging the southbound supporting girders, bridge deck and support structures, according to ODOT.

Governor Mike DeWine has declared a state of emergency in Ohio. This was “due to the dangerous condition and damages on the Ohio approach to the I-471 Daniel Carter Bridge,” DeWine said Wednesday in a statement. As News Center 7 previously reported, the bridge sustained “significant damage on the Ohio approach” after a fire broke out on Nov. 1.

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine issued a state of emergency in Hamilton County due to a fire on the Daniel Carter Beard Bridge. Repairs and detours are affecting traffic.

A massive fire underneath a bridge spanning the Ohio River has closed a heavily traveled route between Cincinnati and northern Kentucky.