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WLE - Rocky River Viaduct (Old)

Medina County, Ohio

Photo 

1890's view.

BH Photo #509865

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Rocky River on W&LE Medina Branch Railroad, AC&Y Medina Loop
Location
Medina County, Ohio
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1890
Railroads
- Akron, Canton & Youngstown Railroad (ACY)
- Wheeling & Lake Erie Railroad (1850-1949) (W&LE)
Design
Deck plate girder trestle
Also called
WLE - Northern Ohio Viaduct
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.11715, -81.81271   (decimal degrees)
41°07'02" N, 81°48'46" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/431770/4552079 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 94717 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (8,375)
Akron, Canton & Youngstown Railroad (4)
Built 1890 (292)
Built during 1890s (3,192)
Deck girder (6,303)
Girder (11,169)
Lost (28,476)
Lost 1926 (69)
Lost during 1920s (638)
 Medina County, Ohio (11)
Ohio (4,189)
Owned by railroad (13,501)
Plate girder (8,724)
Railroad (16,457)
Replaced by new bridge (19,367)
Steel Trestle (152)
Tall Bridges (327)
Wheeling & Lake Erie Railroad (1850-1949) (11)

Update Log 

  • October 13, 2021: Photo imported by Paul Plassman

Related Bridges 

Sources 

  • Paul Plassman

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