Lima-Metcalf Street Bridge

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Lima-Metcalf Street Through Truss

Photo taken by Brian McKee Oct 29, 2011

BH Photo #218990

Overview: Through truss bridge over N&W Railroad on Lima-Metcalf Street
Location: Lima, Allen County, Ohio
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1923; rehabilitated 1989
Builder: - American Bridge Co. of New York
Design: Baltimore through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 308.1 ft.
Total length: 538.1 ft.
Deck width: 27.9 ft.
Recognition: Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.71778, -84.11419 (decimal degrees)
40°43'04" N, 84°06'51" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/743749/4511435 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Lima
Average daily traffic (as of 2015): 6,832
Inventory numbers: ODOT 249599 (Ohio Dept. of Transportation structure file number)
BH 27207 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of August 2018): Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 35 (out of 100)
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Lima-Metcalf Street Bridge

Posted April 12, 2020, by Steven D. Huelskamp (stevendhuelskamp [at] gmail [dot] com)

Here is a shot from April 11, 2020.

Lima-Metcalf Street Bridge

Posted October 31, 2011, by Nathan Holth (form3 [at] historicbridges [dot] org)

Based on these photos, this beautiful truss bridge appears to have been repainted since I visited it over five years ago.