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Big Run Road Bridge

Knox County, Ohio
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Description 

The county won an award in 2011 for the rehabilitation of this bridge.

http://www.ceao.org/e_conferences/Bridge/2011/Presentations/Big%20Run%20Road%20Bridge%20copy.jpg

Facts 

Overview
Through truss bridge over Kokosing River on Big Run Road (bypassed)
Location
Knox County, Ohio
Status
Restored for pedestrian use.
Future prospects
Rehabilitated in 2010 by the U.S. Bridge Corp.
History
Built in 1915, rehabilitated in 2010
Design
Riveted polygonal Warren through truss (Camelback style)
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.35768, -82.38504   (decimal degrees)
40°21'28" N, 82°23'06" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/382390/4468378 (zone/easting/northing)
Elevation
936 ft. above sea level
USGS topographic map
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Inventory number
BH 43083 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1915 (966)
Built during 1910s (6,730)
Knox County, Ohio (43)
Ohio (2,197)
Open to Pedestrians (2,084)
Polygonal Warren through truss (300)
 Polygonal Warren truss (738)
Preserved (652)
Through truss (9,210)
Truss (23,574)
Warren truss (3,961)

Update Log 

  • November 6, 2011: Updated by Tony Dillon: Bridge has been restored for pedestrian use.
  • December 19, 2009: Updated by Anthony Dillon: Added truss type
  • July 29, 2009: Added by Greg Hall

Sources 

  • Greg Hall - cyclebay [at] aol [dot] com
  • Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com
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Big Run Road Bridge
Posted July 29, 2009, by Greg Hall (cyclebay [at] aol [dot] com)

Photo 1- approach from the north

Photo 2- Looking North

Photo 3- Looking North/West

Photo 4- Looking West

Photo 5- Looking South

Photo 6- Looking South

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