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Bridge Street Bridge

Montgomery County, Ohio
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Bridge Street Bridge

Picture from North side of Wolf Creek

Photo taken by James F. Gentner in November 2008

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Description 

This bridge has been demolished.

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Facts 

Overview
Lost through truss bridge on Bridge Street in Dayton
Location
Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio
Status
Bridge has been demolished.
Future prospects
Slated for demolition in early 2009, replaced by Sprinng 2011
History
Built 1926 by the Central States Bridge & Structural Co. of Indianapolis; rehabilitated 1948
Builder
- Central States Bridge & Structure Co.
Design
Camelback through truss
Dimensions
Span length: 144.0 ft.
Total length: 144.0 ft.
Deck width: 23.6 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 14.2 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.76667, -84.23667   (decimal degrees)
39°46'00" N, 84°14'12" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/736695/4405512 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Dayton North
Inventory numbers
ODOT 5760887 (Ohio Dept. of Transportation structure file number)
BH 28071 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 10/2006)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 44.9 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1983)
9,860

Categories 

Built 1926 (472)
Built during 1920s (7,033)
Camelback truss (232)
Central States Bridge & Structure Co. (2)
Dayton, Ohio (15)
Have street view (9,889)
Lost (10,359)
Montgomery County, Ohio (21)
NR-eligible (3,749)
 Ohio (2,197)
Select (538)
Span length 125-175 feet (2,954)
Steel grate deck (382)
Structurally deficient (16,678)
Through truss (9,205)
Total length 125-175 feet (4,136)
Truss (23,566)

Update Log 

  • November 10, 2011: Updated by Bill Eichelberger: Bridge has been demolished.
  • November 12, 2010: Updated by Eric Root: Updated info on bypass/replacement bridge
  • March 31, 2010: Updated by Bill Eichelberger: Added Google Street View.
  • December 2, 2008: Updated by James F. Gentner: Updated usage

Sources 

  • James F. Gentner - jfgentner678 [at] aol [dot] com
  • Bill Eichelberger
  • Eric Root - ejort [at] att [dot] net
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Bridge Street Bridge
Posted November 12, 2010, by Anthony Dillon (spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com)

Thanks for the information Eric! I have been wondering about this bridge and it's status. Hopefully the fact that they are building the new span away from the historic one is a good sign.