Falling Rock Camp Bridge

Photos 

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Side view Photo taken 2005 by Gregory S. Hamilton

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Deck view Photo taken 2005 by Gregory S. Hamilton

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Underneath Photo taken 2005 by Gregory S. Hamilton

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Outriggers Photo taken 2005 by Gregory S. Hamilton

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Close-up of joints Photo taken 2005 by Gregory S. Hamilton

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Still in use Photo taken 1992 by Joseph Elliott for the Historic American Engineering Record

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Barricade Photo taken by James Baughn in July 2009 View high-res version

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Close up of truss Photo taken by James Baughn in July 2009 View high-res version

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Deck view Photo taken by James Baughn in July 2009 View high-res version

Map 

Timeline 

ca. 1872

Constructed over Brushy Fork in Perry Township, probably by the Cleveland Bridge & Car Works

Aug. 3, 1926

Licking County offered to give bridge to Village of Hebron in exchange for moving it

April 1927

C.B. Patterson erected bridge on new abutments at the west end of Cumberland Street over the Ohio Canal in Hebron

June 24, 1931

Hebron council voted to sell bridge to Licking County to be relocated to the Boy Scout Camp. Because of a dispute over right-of-way, the bridge was never used during its time in Hebron.

Facts 

Overview

Iron pony truss bridge over Rocky Fork at Falling Rock Boy Scout Camp

Location

Licking County, Ohio

Status

Abandoned with deck removed

History

Built ca. 1872; relocated 1927 and 1931

Design

Cast- and wrought-iron Post pony truss

Dimensions

Span length: 66.0 ft.
Total length: 66.0 ft.

Approximate latitude, longitude

+40.17987, -82.30172   (decimal degrees)
40°10'48" N, 82°18'06" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

17/389176/4448533 (zone/easting/northing)

USGS topographic map

Hickman

Inventory number

BH 27864 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• July 23, 2009: New photos from James Baughn
• December 19, 2005: Posted photos from Gregory S. Hamilton

Sources 

• Gregory S. Hamilton's Photography
• James Baughn - webmaster [at] bridgehunter [dot] com

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