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Beisner Road Bridge

Darke County, Ohio
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Photo taken by Anthony Dillon in March 2010

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Description 

The original 1930 bridge has been replaced by this modern Warren polygonal pony truss.

Facts 

Overview
Pony truss bridge over Stillwater River on TR 294
Location
Darke County, Ohio
Status
Replaced with a modern welded pony truss
History
Built 1930 by the Massillon Bridge Co.
Builder
- Massillon Bridge Co. of Massillon, Ohio
Design
Polygonal Warren pony truss
Dimensions
Span length: 104.0 ft.
Total length: 104.0 ft.
Also called
Stillwater River TR 294 Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.21690, -84.61207   (decimal degrees)
40°13'01" N, 84°36'43" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/703196/4454565 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Dawn
Inventory numbers
ODOT 1946838 (Ohio Dept. of Transportation structure file number)
BH 27497 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1930 (1,238)
Built during 1930s (8,551)
Darke County, Ohio (9)
Lost (10,370)
Massillon Bridge Co. (87)
Ohio (2,197)
Owned by county (16,492)
Polygonal Warren pony truss (356)
 Polygonal Warren truss (738)
Pony truss (13,217)
Replaced by new bridge (7,139)
Span length 100-125 feet (3,300)
Total length 100-125 feet (3,633)
Truss (23,574)
Warren truss (3,961)

Update Log 

  • July 7, 2010: Updated by Bill Eichelberger: Added GPS coords.
  • May 15, 2010: Updated by Anthony Dillon: Bridge replaced by modern truss bridge
  • March 6, 2010: Updated by Anthony Dillon: Added GPS coordinates
  • July 25, 2008: Updated by Anthony Dillon: common name

Sources 

  • Bill Eichelberger
  • Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com

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