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OH664 Hocking River Bridge

Hocking County, Ohio

Photos 

Photo taken by Ohio Historic Bridge Inventory

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BH Photo #510613

Map 

Description 

According to a nearby historical marker this bridge was originally located in Hamilton County and was relocated here in 1956.

Facts 

Overview
Lost through truss bridge over Hocking River on OH 664 in Logan
Location
Logan, Hocking County, Ohio
Status
Replaced in 2005
History
Built 1914 by the Pennsylvania Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1956; replaced in 2005
Builder
- Pennsylvania Bridge Co. of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania
Design
Pennsylvania through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 247.1 ft.
Total length: 253.9 ft.
Deck width: 26.9 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 22.3 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Also called
OH664 Hocking Falls Mill Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.54167, -82.43000   (decimal degrees)
39°32'30" N, 82°25'48" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/377121/4377865 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Logan
Inventory numbers
ODOT 3704629 (Ohio Dept. of Transportation structure file number)
BH 27698 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

12-panel truss (112)
Built 1914 (867)
Built during 1910s (10,075)
Hocking County, Ohio (17)
Logan, Ohio (4)
Lost (29,974)
Lost 2005 (460)
Lost during 2000s (4,440)
NR-eligible (4,125)
 Ohio (4,666)
Owned by state (16,648)
Pennsylvania Bridge Co. (6)
Pennsylvania truss (593)
Pin-connected (5,037)
Span length 175-250 feet (2,093)
Through truss (17,847)
Total length 250-500 feet (5,609)
Truss (36,744)

Update Log 

  • December 15, 2021: Updated by Paul Plassman: Added builder and history
  • October 26, 2021: New photos from Nathan Holth
  • August 19, 2020: New photos from Geoff Hubbs
  • January 4, 2010: Updated by Bill Eichelberger: Bridge has been replaced.

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Hocking River OH 664 Bridge
Posted August 19, 2020, by Art S. (Asuckewer [at] knite [dot] com)

Geoff,

OK, but you still need to find the proper home for and repost those pics :^)

That was a nice looking bridge!

Regards,

Art S.

Hocking River OH 664 Bridge
Posted August 19, 2020, by Geoff Hubbs (geoffrey [dot] hubbs [at] att [dot] net)

Art- I think it's corrected now.

Hocking River OH 664 Bridge
Posted August 19, 2020, by Art S. (asuckewer [at] knite [dot] com)

Geoff,

The pictures you posted don't match this entry. This is a Pennsylvania Petit, you posted a Whipple (a nice one!). Not sure if its a prior bridge or different crossing but a picture of this bridge is in one of the links.

Regards,

Art S.

Hocking River OH 664 Bridge
Posted October 4, 2009, by Janis Ford (jford3 [at] columbus [dot] rr [dot] com)

Sadly, bridge was bypassed & removed Fall of 2005.