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Big Four RR - Olentangy River Bridge (Old)

Delaware County, Ohio

Photos 

Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923

Image from "Pennsylvania Lines West of Pittsburgh: A History of the Flood of March, 1913", by Charles Wilbur Garrett, 1913, page 41

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BH Photo #534963

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Facts 

Overview
Lost deck plate girder bridge over Olentangy River, US 23, & River Street on Big Four RR
Location
Delaware, Delaware County, Ohio
Status
Destroyed by flooding
History
Partially destroyed in flood of 1913; replaced 1916
Railroads
- Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway (CCC&StL; Big Four)
- Conrail (CR)
Design
Deck plate girder
Also called
Tin Bridge
High Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.29642, -83.06097   (decimal degrees)
40°17'47" N, 83°03'39" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/324832/4462696 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 94388 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway (216)
Conrail (1,803)
Deck girder (6,599)
Delaware County, Ohio (94)
Delaware, Ohio (17)
Destroyed by flood (855)
Girder (11,641)
 Great Flood of 1913 (108)
Lost (31,792)
Lost 1913 (231)
Lost during 1910s (827)
Ohio (5,051)
Owned by city (6,280)
Plate girder (9,152)

Update Log 

  • July 10, 2022: Updated by Paul Plassman: Removed cat. "Big Four Railway"; added category "Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway"
  • June 30, 2022: New photo from Paul Plassman
  • January 4, 2022: Added by Paul Plassman

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