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Overview

Photos taken 2004 by Gregory S. Hamilton
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Oblique view

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Side view

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Deck view

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Historic marker

Map 

Vicinity Map

Vicinity map

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Facts 

Overview
Bowstring through truss bridge originally located over Wills Creek on TR 144 in Coshocton County and relocated to Ohio State University-Newark Campus grounds
Location
Newark, Licking County, Ohio
Status
Open to pedestrians only
History
Built 1872 by the Coshocton Iron Works using a design patented in 1841 by Squire Whipple. Relocated in 1998.
Builder
- Coshocton Iron Works
Design
Wrought and cast iron, 9-panel bowstring through truss
Dimensions
Total length: 101.0 ft.
Deck width: 18.0 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places
Also called
Squire Whipple Bowstring Truss Bridge (name on historic marker)
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.06814, -82.44053   (decimal degrees)
40°04'05" N, 82°26'26" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/377157/4436314 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Newark
Inventory numbers
NRHP 98000442 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 27878 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log 

  • March 22, 2009: Updated by Joshua Collins: overview
  • September 26, 2005: Posted photos from Gregory S. Hamilton

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