Photos
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Looking South Photo taken by Joshua Collins in Fall 2008 |
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Eastern Portal Photo taken by Joshua Collins in Fall 2008 |
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Western Portal Photo taken by Joshua Collins in Fall 2008 |
Facts
- Overview
- Two-span through truss bridge over Mohican River on Hunter Road (TR 218)
- Location
- Knox County, Ohio
- Status
- Closed to all traffic
- History
- Built 1904; rehabilitated 1959
- Design
- Pratt through truss
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 149.9 ft.
Total length: 304.1 ft.
Deck width: 15.7 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 20.0 ft.
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +40.45000, -82.20833 (decimal degrees)
40°27'00" N, 82°12'30" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 17/397536/4478405 (zone/easting/northing)
- USGS topographic map
- Brinkhaven
- Inventory numbers
- ODOT 4237374 (Ohio Dept. of Transportation structure feature number)
BH 27814 (Bridgehunter.com ID) - Inspection (as of 04/2007)
- Deck condition rating: Critical (2 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Critical (2 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 17.6 (out of 100) - Average daily traffic (as of 1997)
- 100
Update Log
- March 24, 2009: New photos from Joshua Collins
- February 27, 2009: Updated by Joshua Collins: bridge has been closed to all traffic
Comments
The best bet for it might be reuse as part of a greenways trail. You might check to see if there are any plans for them in your area. You might suggest that the bridge would be a perfect addition to a greenway. You would need to check on ownership of the bridge. I'm guessing the county still owns it, but it doesn't look like they have any intentions of doing anything with it. Back to Greenways for a moment. If Ohio is like Indiana, then they have a statewide trail plan and probably even a director that can help. It is probably part of the Department of Natural Resources(DNR). It looks like a really nice bridge in a scenic location. Good luck with your efforts.
We own property next to this bridge. Miss being able to cross it to go to Danville. Also, it is a beautiful historic bridge in beautiful country. Any suggestions for getting it restored to the point of using it for at least bikes, pedestrians, maybe 4-wheelers. If it is not able to be utilized for some sort of transportation, we fear it will be lost. Do you know who we could contact?