Old Plank Road Bridge

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Photo taken by Janis Ford

Overview: Bailey deck truss bridge over Grand River on Old Plank Road (TR 528)
Location: Ashtabula County, Ohio
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Design: Bailey deck truss
Approximate latitude, longitude: +41.50516, -80.90783 (decimal degrees)
41°30'19" N, 80°54'28" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 17/507692/4594841 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Windsor
Inventory number: BH 27262 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

April 29, 2013: Updated by Nathan Holth: This bridge has been demolished and replaced.
November 15, 2011: Updated by Bill Eichelberger: Mapped.
November 29, 2009: Updated by J.R. Manning: Added to Bailey truss category.

Posted November 29, 2009, by Anthony Dillon (spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com)

These are what is known as a Bailey truss.

Old Plank Road Bridge

Posted November 29, 2009, by J.R. Manning (thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net)

I agree with you, Gene. Take a look at the 50th Street Menomonee River Bridge at http://bridgehunter.com/wi/milwaukee/P40065800000000/ to see a nearly identical structure.

Old Plank Road Bridge

Posted November 29, 2009, by Gene McCluney (mccluney [at] sbcglobal [dot] net)

Thats one of those surplus WW2 era. modular bridges.