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Ashtabula Viaduct

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Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record

Map 

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Overview
Lost concrete arch bridge over Ashtabula River on US 20 in Ashtabula
Location
Ashtabula, Ashtabula County, Ohio
Status
Replaced by new bridge
History
Built 1926-27, rehabilitated 1998, replaced 2000
Builder
- Standish Engineering Co.
Design
8-span open-spandrel concrete arch
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 166.0 ft.
Total length: 1,216.9 ft.
Deck width: 51.2 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.87167, -80.78000   (decimal degrees)
41°52'18" N, 80°46'48" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/518256/4635551 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Ashtabula South
Inventory numbers
ODOT 402192 (Ohio Dept. of Transportation structure file number)
BH 27232 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 06/1999)
Deck condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Appraisal: Not deficient
Sufficiency rating: 34.4 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1999)
20,810

Update Log 

  • January 3, 2010: New photos from Bill Eichelberger

Sources 

  • Bill Eichelberger
  • Jacob P. Bernard - jacob_bernard [at] yahoo [dot] com