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Main Street Bridge (Old)

Montgomery County, Ohio

Photos 

Postcard postmarked May 16, 1906

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BH Photo #182777

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Great Miami on N Main St
Location
Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio
Status
Replaced by new bridge
History
Built 1903, Replaced 1956
Builders
- Concrete-Steel Engineering Co. of New York, New York
- H. E. Talbot & Co.
Railroads
- Dayton Street Railway
- Streetcar
Design
Closed-spandrel arch
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.76463, -84.19334   (decimal degrees)
39°45'53" N, 84°11'36" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/740413/4405402 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Dayton North
Inventory number
BH 46576 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Arch (11,358)
Built 1903 (491)
Built during 1900s (6,508)
Closed-spandrel arch (3,705)
Concrete-Steel Engineering Co. (14)
Dayton Street Railway (2)
Dayton, Ohio (27)
Deck arch (10,607)
H. E. Talbot & Co. (1)
 Lost (20,021)
Melan arch (26)
Montgomery County, Ohio (41)
Ohio (2,992)
Rail-and-Road (342)
Railroad (13,890)
Replaced by new bridge (13,257)
Streetcar (238)

Update Log 

  • January 18, 2017: Updated by Luke: Added builder + noted bridge was a Melan arch
  • January 18, 2017: New photo from Dana and Kay Klein
  • November 24, 2016: New photo from Dana and Kay Klein
  • October 19, 2010: Added by Eric Root

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