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Third Street Bridge (1838)

Montgomery County, Ohio

Photos 

1898 photo

BH Photo #446785

Map 

Description 

The Third Street wooden bridge was built in 1838 and was opened to the public in 1839 as a toll bridge. In 1871, David Morrison built a three span iron bridge to the east end. Between 1903 and 1904, a concrete steel bridge, built at the cost of $173,600, replaced the structures.

Facts 

Overview
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Great Miami River on 3rd Street
Location
Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio
Status
Replaced by a new bridge in 1904
History
Covered bridge built in 1838; Expanded with three CBW bowstring spans in 1871
Builders
- Columbia Bridge Works of Dayton, Ohio (also known as)
- D.H. & C.C. Morrison of Dayton, Ohio [also known as Columbia Bridge Works]
Design
Burr arch-truss built in 1838 opened in 1839
Three Bowstring through truss spans added in 1871
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.75746, -84.20445   (decimal degrees)
39°45'27" N, 84°12'16" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/739487/4404576 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 84998 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Bowstring through truss (354)
Bowstring truss (700)
Burr arch-truss (761)
Columbia Bridge Works (103)
Covered (2,778)
D.H. & C.C. Morrison (89)
Dayton, Ohio (48)
Lost (30,041)
 Lost 1904 (52)
Lost during 1900s (453)
Montgomery County, Ohio (80)
Ohio (4,687)
Replaced by new bridge (20,446)
Through truss (17,893)
Truss (36,804)

Update Log 

  • February 2, 2020: New photo from Art Suckewer
  • January 31, 2020: Updated by Art Suckewer: added description and dates
  • April 23, 2019: New photo from Tony Dillon

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Sources 

  • Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com
  • Art Suckewer - Asuckewer [at] knite [dot] com

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