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Sockman Road Bridge

Knox County, Ohio

Photos 

Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record

BH Photo #151700

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost pony truss bridge over Granny Creek on Sockman Road (TR 384)
Location
Knox County, Ohio
Status
No longer exists
History
Built 1873 by the Russell Bridge Co.; replaced 1996
Builder
- Russell Bridge Co.
Design
Iron Howe pony truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.42753, -82.56993   (decimal degrees)
40°25'39" N, 82°34'12" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/366828/4476393 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Fredericktown
Inventory number
BH 27825 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (8,316)
Built 1873 (111)
Built during 1870s (1,257)
Cast iron (74)
Golden Age of Iron Bridges (12)
HAER documented (1,122)
Howe pony truss (80)
Howe truss (637)
Knox County, Ohio (60)
 Lost (28,382)
Lost 1996 (455)
Lost during 1990s (4,140)
Ohio (4,178)
Owned by township (3,276)
Pony truss (17,004)
Russell Bridge Co. (1)
Truss (35,376)
Wrought Iron (417)

Update Log 

  • January 3, 2010: New photos from Bill Eichelberger

Sources 

  • Bill Eichelberger

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