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BO - Bellaire Bridge (Old)

Belmont County, Ohio

Photos 

Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923

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BH Photo #436129

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Ohio River on Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Location
Benwood, Belmont County, Ohio
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1869-1871
Builders
- B&O Mount Clare Shops of Baltimore, Maryland (Bollman Deck Trusses)
- Jacob H. Linville of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Keystone Bridge Co. of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Linville-Piper Variant Whipple Trusses)
Railroad
- Baltimore & Ohio Railroad (BO)
Design
Linville-Piper Variant Whipple through trusses
Bollman deck trusses
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.01513, -80.73896   (decimal degrees)
40°00'54" N, 80°44'20" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/522277/4429469 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 83116 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (7,557)
B&O Mount Clare Shops (20)
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad (472)
Bellaire, Ohio (4)
Belmont County, Ohio (56)
Benwood, West Virginia (4)
Bollman truss (15)
Built 1869 (88)
Built during 1860s (515)
Jacob H. Linville (21)
Keystone Bridge Co. (65)
 Linville-Piper Truss (8)
Lost (24,712)
Ohio (3,391)
Ohio River (111)
Owned by railroad (12,415)
Pin-connected (3,901)
Replaced by new bridge (16,566)
Through truss (15,054)
Truss (32,771)
Whipple truss (386)

Update Log 

  • March 31, 2020: New photo from Nathan Holth
  • October 15, 2018: Added by Luke

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