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Branch Rush Creek Bridge

Marion County, Ohio
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Photo taken by Brian McKee in May 1998

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Overview
Lost through truss bridge over a branch of Rush Creek on CR 38
Location
Marion County, Ohio
Status
No longer exists
History
Built 1898; rehabilitated 1986; replaced 2001
Builder
- New Columbus Bridge Co. of Columbus, Ohio
Design
Pin-connected, 6-panel Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 99.1 ft.
Total length: 102.0 ft.
Deck width: 15.7 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 12.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.56000, -83.33167   (decimal degrees)
40°33'36" N, 83°19'54" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/302596/4492527 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
New Bloomington
Inventory numbers
OH 5130956 (Ohio bridge number)
ODOT 5130956 (Ohio Dept. of Transportation structure file number)
BH 35946 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 08/1999)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 18.9 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1990)
73

Categories 

19th Century (3,819)
6-panel truss (405)
A-frame portal (232)
Built 1898 (161)
Built during 1890s (1,556)
Lost (10,359)
Lost 2001 (394)
Lost during 2000s (3,091)
Marion County, Ohio (18)
New Columbus Bridge Co. (5)
 Ohio (2,197)
Owned by county (16,488)
Pin-connected (1,519)
Pratt through truss (3,166)
Pratt truss (5,658)
Span length 75-100 feet (4,718)
Structurally deficient (16,678)
Through truss (9,205)
Total length 100-125 feet (3,633)
Truss (23,566)

Update Log 

  • April 23, 2009: New photos from Brian McKee

Sources 

  • Brian McKee - bjmckee51 [at] yahoo [dot] com
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Branch Rush Creek Bridge
Posted June 19, 2009, by Wes Kinsler (wkinsler [at] wkinsler [dot] com)

Wow! I am so glad to see someone took some pictures of this bridge. Growing up, I spent my summers in La Rue, with my Aunt and Uncle, and in New Bloomington, with my grandmother. My Uncle used to take me on "car rides" out in the country around La Rue, and I knew where all the old truss bridges were.