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Bowsher Road Bridge

Allen County, Ohio

Photos 

Photo taken by Ohio Historic Bridge Inventory

BH Photo #510624

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Pony truss bridge over Little Ottawa River on TR 143 (Bowsher Road) in Fort Shawnee
Location
Allen County, Ohio
Status
Gone
History
Built 1918; rehabilitated 1980; Replaced in 2011
Design
Warren pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 61.0 ft.
Total length: 65.9 ft.
Deck width: 15.7 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.67167, -84.16667   (decimal degrees)
40°40'18" N, 84°10'00" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/739481/4506170 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Cridersville
Average daily traffic (as of 2000)
550
Inventory numbers
ODOT 249815 (Ohio Dept. of Transportation structure file number)
BH 27201 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of November 2009)
Sufficiency rating: 22.5 (out of 100)
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Categories 

Allen County, Ohio (66)
Built 1918 (514)
Built during 1910s (10,288)
Lost (32,326)
Lost 2011 (521)
Lost during 2010s (3,692)
Ohio (5,116)
One-lane traffic (8,138)
Owned by county (22,057)
 Pony truss (17,634)
Replaced by new bridge (22,031)
Skewed (5,118)
Span length 50-75 feet (10,710)
Structurally deficient (12,448)
Total length 50-75 feet (9,928)
Truss (38,723)
Warren pony truss (3,650)
Warren truss (7,223)

Update Log 

  • October 26, 2021: New photos from Nathan Holth
  • October 29, 2011: Updated by Brian McKee: Bridge has been replaced

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