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LS&MS - Ashtabula River Bridge

Ashtabula County, Ohio

Photos 

Before disaster

BH Photo #185637

Map 

Description 

The center deck truss span collapsed at 7:28 p.m. on December 29th 1876 during a blizzard and while a passenger train was crossing.

Facts 

Overview
Lost Deck truss bridge over Ashtabula River on Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway in Ashtabula
Location
Ashtabula, Ashtabula County, Ohio
Status
Collapsed
History
Built 1864-65, main span collapsed on December 29, 1876
Builders
- Amasa Stone (railroad president)
- Charles Collins (railroad president)
- D.H. Lockhart (masonry)
Railroad
- Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railroad (LS&MS)
Design
Main span: Iron Howe deck truss
Approaches: Stone arch
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 150.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.87850, -80.78940   (decimal degrees)
41°52'43" N, 80°47'22" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/517474/4636307 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Ashtabula North
Inventory number
BH 46889 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (6,449)
Amasa Stone (1)
Arch (11,344)
Ashtabula County, Ohio (97)
Ashtabula River (20)
Ashtabula, Ohio (14)
Built 1865 (36)
Built during 1860s (409)
Charles Collins (1)
Collapsed (201)
D.H. Lockhart (1)
Deck arch (10,594)
 Deck truss (1,544)
Howe deck truss (40)
Howe truss (462)
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railroad (41)
Lost (19,927)
Lost 1876 (6)
Lost during 1870s (43)
Ohio (2,981)
Railroad (13,849)
Span length 125-175 feet (3,866)
Stone arch (2,718)
Truss (29,971)

Update Log 

  • November 26, 2016: New photos from Jacob P. Bernard
  • December 5, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added categories "Railroad", "Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railroad"
  • December 16, 2011: New photo from Jacob P. Bernard
  • November 10, 2010: Added by Eric Root

Sources 

  • Eric Root - ejort [at] att [dot] net
  • Jacob P. Bernard

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