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Tom's Run Cincinnati, Jackson & Mackinaw Railroad Bridge
Photos
1. VIEW NORTH
BRIDGE IN ITS IMMEDIATE SETTING OVER TOM'S RUN
HAER OHIO,57-FARMV.V,2-1
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BH Photo #184756
Description
Survey number HAER OH-102
Significance: This bridge is one of the oldest remaining bridges on the former Cincinnati, Jackson & Michigan Railroad line and is a rare example of the nineteenth century engineering practice of using a deeper middle span to support heavier freight loads.
Facts
- Overview
- Abandoned bridge over Tom's Run on Penn Central
- Location
- Farmersville, Montgomery County, Ohio
- Status
- Abandoned
- History
- Built around 1895-1900
- Railroads
- - New York Central Railroad (NYC)
- Penn Central Railroad (PC)
- Design
- Deck plate girder trestle.
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +39.69270, -84.45830 (decimal degrees)
39°41'34" N, 84°27'30" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
- Approximate UTM coordinates
- 16/717941/4396739 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Farmersville
- Inventory number
- BH 46805 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- November 7, 2010: New photos from Eric Root
- November 6, 2010: Updated by Craig Philpott: refined description
- November 6, 2010: Added by Eric Root
Sources
- Eric Root - ejort [at] att [dot] net
- Craig Philpott - craigphilpott63 [at] gmail [dot] com