Rating:
2 votes

NS - Maumee River Swing Bridge

Lucas County, Ohio

Photos 

Photo taken by Jason Smith in August 2010

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BH Photo #182557

Map 

Street Views 

Facts 

Overview
Double-intersection Warren through truss bridge over Maumee River on Norfolk & Southern RR, CSX, and Amtrak
Location
Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio
Status
Open to traffic
Railroads
- Amtrak (AMTK)
- Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railroad (LS&MS)
- New York Central Railroad (NYC)
- Norfolk Southern Railway (NS)
Design
Double-intersection Warren through truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.63233, -83.53147   (decimal degrees)
41°37'56" N, 83°31'53" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/289138/4612051 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Toledo
Inventory number
BH 46510 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Amtrak (536)
Continuous (2,499)
Continuous truss (185)
Double-intersection Warren through truss (169)
Double-intersection Warren truss (458)
Have street view (27,064)
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railroad (59)
Lucas County, Ohio (71)
Maumee River (30)
Movable (2,987)
Navigable waterway (2,154)
 New York Central Railroad (892)
Norfolk Southern Railway (1,948)
Ohio (3,429)
Open (39,976)
Owned by railroad (12,497)
Railroad (15,600)
Swing (1,465)
Through truss (15,174)
Toledo, Ohio (50)
Truss (32,954)

Update Log 

  • July 30, 2019: New Street View added by Geoff Hubbs
  • September 6, 2017: New photo from Douglas Butler
  • December 6, 2015: New Street View added by Douglas Butler
  • August 26, 2013: New photo from Douglas Butler
  • February 22, 2011: New Street View added by Jason Smith
  • October 16, 2010: Added by Jason Smith

Sources 

  • Jason Smith - flensburg [dot] bridgehunter [dot] av [at] googlemail [dot] com
  • Geoff Hubbs
  • Historicbridges.org - by Nathan Holth
  • Douglas Butler
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Comments 

NS Maumee River Swing Bridge
Posted December 8, 2013, by J. G (jcg [dot] apollosoyuz [at] gmail [dot] com)

This bridge is part of the old Lake Shore & Michigan Southern rail road's Cleveland-Chicago main-line, which would become part of the New York Central system's "Water-Level Route."