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Overview: Closed-spandrel arch bridge over a tributary of North Branch Kokosing River on Cooke Road (TR 369)
Location: Knox County, Ohio
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1896 by the Buckeye Portland Cement Co. of Bellfontaine, Ohio and W.H. Pratt
Builders: - Buckeye Portland Cement Co. of Bellefontaine, Ohio
- W.H. Pratt
Design: Closed-spandrel arch
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 49.9 ft.
Total length: 52.2 ft.
Deck width: 13.1 ft.
Recognition: Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Also called: W.H. Pratt Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.51167, -82.61500 (decimal degrees)
40°30'42" N, 82°36'54" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 17/363175/4485802 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Bellville
Inventory numbers: ODOT 4236580 (Ohio Dept. of Transportation structure file number)
BH 27807 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 05/2011): Deck condition rating: Critical (2 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Critical (2 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 17.8 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1980): 20

Update Log

September 24, 2011: New photos from Nathan Holth
January 3, 2010: Updated by Bill Eichelberger: Fixed spelling of Buckeye Portland Concrete

Sources

Bill Eichelberger
HAER Documentation
Nathan Holth

Comments

Cooke Road Bridge

Posted September 24, 2011, by Nathan Holth (form3 [at] historicbridges [dot] org)

This is a nationally significant historic bridge that nobody seems to be aware of. Its a concrete Melan style arch built in 1896. Anytime you see a concrete arch built before 1900 its a big deal. I am attaching the historic bridge inventory sheet and the management plan for this bridge.

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