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Overview: Abandoned arch bridge over Maumee River, S. River Road. Formerly Lima & Toledo Traction Company. Crosses Indian meeting place known as Roche de bout. Part of this Indian "island" destroyed during bridge construction.
Location: Waterville, Lucas County, Ohio, and Wood County, Ohio
Status: Abandoned. Barricaded.
History: Used by Interurban until 1937. It is now part of the Farnsworth Metropark. One of the bridge's supports is the Roche de Boeuf, a historic Indian council rock, which was partially damaged by the bridge construction.
Builder: - National Bridge Co. of Indianapolis, Indiana
Design: Reinforced concrete deck arch
Roman aqueduct architectural design
Dimensions: Total length: 1,221.0 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on June 19, 1972
Also called: The Old Electric Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +41.48632, -83.72836 (decimal degrees)
41°29'11" N, 83°43'42" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 17/272224/4596339 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Bowling Green North
Inventory numbers: NRHP 72001036 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 44688 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

September 17, 2010: Updated by James Norwood: added dates, history, much more information
April 1, 2010: Added by Joshua Collins