Bridgehunter.com | Town Street Bridge

Share:

Photos

Oblique View

Submitted by David Backlin

Overview: Lost open-spandrel arch bridge over Scioto River on Town Street (US 62) in Columbus
Location: Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio
Status: Demolished, new concrete bridge being built in its place
History: Built 1917; closed to traffic July 22, 2008; demolished March 2009, new open spandrel arch bridge being built in its place
Design: Old bridge: closed spandrel arch
New bridge: open spandrel arch
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 112.9 ft.
Total length: 700.2 ft.
Deck width: 40.0 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.95827, -83.00440 (decimal degrees)
39°57'30" N, 83°00'16" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 17/328794/4425048 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Southwest Columbus
Inventory numbers: ODOT 2503697 (Ohio Dept. of Transportation structure file number)
BH 27569 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 08/2007): Deck condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 27.7 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2001): 4,950