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OH-424 Oberhaus Creek Bridge
Description
This is one of 8 stone arch bridges carrying OH 424 or old US 24 over creeks flowing into the Maumee River. Most are no more visible from the roadway than a culvert, and require getting out of car to see.Following the Maumee River downstream (east) they are: Benien Creek (OH 424), County ditch 970 (OH 424), Garrett Creek (OH 424), Oberhaus Creek (OH 424), N. Turkeyfoot Creek (old US 24), Dry Creek (old US 24), Bad Creek, 2 spans (old US 24), & Belly Creek (old US 24),
Facts
- Overview
- Stone arch bridge with pony truss addition over Oberhaus Creek on OH 424 in Napoleon
- Location
- Napoleon, Henry County, Ohio
- Status
- Open to traffic
- History
- Built ca. 1842
- Design
- Stone arch with pin-connected pony truss added.
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 20.0 ft.
Total length: 27.9 ft.
- Skew angle
- 39 degrees
- Recognition
- Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +41.40000, -84.11333 (decimal degrees)
41°23'60" N, 84°06'48" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 16/741312/4587184 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Napoleon East
- Average daily traffic (as of 2015)
- 3,596
- Inventory numbers
- ODOT 3503720 (Ohio Dept. of Transportation structure file number)
BH 27684 (Bridgehunter.com ID) - Inspection report (as of July 2016)
- Overall condition: Good
Sufficiency rating: 89.3 (out of 100)
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Update Log
- September 13, 2021: New photos from Paul Plassman
- January 3, 2015: New photos from Jim Allen
- January 3, 2014: Updated by Jim Allen: Added description
- January 2, 2014: New photo from Jim Allen
- May 2, 2012: Updated by Nathan Holth: Updated Details.
- December 28, 2010: New Street View added by Nathan Holth
Sources
- Nathan Holth
- Jim Allen
- Paul Plassman
Comments
OH-424 Oberhaus Creek Bridge
Contech provided the corrugated arch. Based on the looks of the Turkeyfoot bridge, whoever did the actual rehab on these arches didn't do a great job of of it:
https://www.conteches.com/Portals/0/Documents/Brochures/Brid...
OH-424 Oberhaus Creek Bridge
It almost looks like the entire bridge was replaced by a replica. Does anyone know what the scope of work during the 2014 rebuild?
OH-424 Oberhaus Creek Bridge
No trace of the pony truss seemed to exist as of 2019.
Oberhaus Creek OH 424 Bridge
Puts a new twist on the term "Hybrid".
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It looks to me like they reused a few old stones and used mostly new ones. Not sure if there is a process to weather and roughen new stone but it certainly wasn't done here. I have inquired as to whether the Chagrin Falls Bridge (also slated for replacement) might be veneered in a less contrasted manner with weathered/roughened new stones.