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Overview

Photo taken 2005 by Gregory S. Hamilton

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Side view

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Portal

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Overhead plaque

Columbia Bridge Works Dayton, O
The
Columbia
Bridge Co.
Successors
to
D.H. & C.C.
Morrison

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Historic marker

Photo taken 2005 by Gregory S. Hamilton

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Through truss bridge over Raccoon Creek on a pedestrian trail in Newark
Location
Licking County, Ohio
Status
Open to pedestrians only
History
Built 1887 by the Columbia Bridge Works over St. Mary's River in Mercer County; relocated in 2002
Builder
- Columbia Bridge Works
Design
Wrought-iron, pin-connected, 11-panel Whipple through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 152.0 ft.
Total length: 202.0 ft.
Deck width: 12.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.05029, -82.47398   (decimal degrees)
40°03'01" N, 82°28'26" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/374271/4434379 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Newark
Inventory numbers
ODOT 5457467 (Ohio Dept. of Transportation structure feature number)
BH 27865 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log 

  • February 25, 2010: Updated by Anthony Dillon: Added GPS coordinates
  • October 6, 2005: Posted photos from Gregory S. Hamilton

Sources 

  • Gregory S. Hamilton - g40ham [at] aol [dot] com
  • Anthony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com