High Level Bridge

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Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923

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BH Photo #357505

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Description

Originally built by the New York, Chicago, & St. Louis Railroad, it later became a road bridge, and in 1907 or so, the interurban started to also use the bridge.

Facts

Overview: Pratt deck truss bridge over Conneaut Creek on Road and Conneaut & Erie Traction Co.
Location: Conneaut, Ashtabula County, Ohio
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
History: Replaced 1909
Railroads: - Conneaut & Erie Traction Co. (C&ET)
- Interurban
- New York, Chicago, & St. Louis Railroad (NKP)
Design: Pratt deck truss
Dimensions: Total length: 2,128.0 ft. (0.4 mi.)
Approximate latitude, longitude: +41.94372, -80.55073 (decimal degrees)
41°56'37" N, 80°33'03" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 17/537239/4643625 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Conneaut
Inventory number: BH 62987 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log

March 5, 2017: New photo from Dana and Kay Klein
September 14, 2014: New Street View added by Luke

Related Bridges

Old Main Street Bridge (Successor)

Sources

Luke
Greater Erie Trolleys By Kenneth C. Springirth - Image
Railroading in Conneaut, Ohio By David Borsvold - Image + Info
Conneaut, Ohio - Imagery, including one of the replacement bridge's abutments being built.
Dana and Kay Klein