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Beckley Road Bridge

Knox County, Ohio

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Photo taken by Ohio Historic Bridge Inventory

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BH Photo #510641

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Overview
Two-span concrete arch bridge over Kokosing River on Beckley Road (TR 401)
Location
Knox County, Ohio
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1914; rehabilitated 1956; demolished and replaced by concrete girder replica 2003
Builder
- Buckeye Portland Cement Co. of Bellefontaine, Ohio (Probable Builder)
Design
Closed-spandrel arch
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 72.2 ft.
Total length: 142.0 ft.
Deck width: 15.4 ft.
Also called
Jackson Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.43871, -82.53738   (decimal degrees)
40°26'19" N, 82°32'15" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/369610/4477586 (zone/easting/northing)
Elevation
1040 ft. above sea level
Inventory numbers
ODOT 4237056 (Ohio Dept. of Transportation structure file number)
BH 27800 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Arch (12,940)
Buckeye Portland Cement Co. (2)
Built 1914 (898)
Built during 1910s (10,287)
Closed-spandrel arch (4,365)
Deck arch (12,151)
Have street view (30,587)
Knox County, Ohio (72)
 Lost (32,302)
Lost 2003 (561)
Lost during 2000s (4,480)
Ohio (5,115)
Owned by county (22,053)
Replaced by new bridge (22,014)
Span length 50-75 feet (10,710)
Total length 125-175 feet (6,502)

Update Log 

  • March 10, 2022: Updated by Paul Plassman: Added probable builder
  • October 26, 2021: New photo from Nathan Holth
  • August 26, 2021: Updated by Paul Plassman: Bridge has been replaced
  • July 18, 2021: New Street View added by Geoff Hubbs

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