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US 40 Taylorsville Dam Bridge

Montgomery County, Ohio

Photos 

US 40 Taylorsville Dam Bridge

looking southwest

Photo taken by Jim Grey

License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike (CC BY-SA)

View this photo at jimgrey.net

BH Photo #469309

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Closed spandrel arch bridge over Great Miami River on US 40
Location
Vandalia, Montgomery County, Ohio
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1922; Replaced 1979
Design
Closed-spandrel arch
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 50.9 ft.
Total length: 148.0 ft.
Deck width: 27.9 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.87421, -84.16209   (decimal degrees)
39°52'27" N, 84°09'44" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/742705/4417651 (zone/easting/northing)
Average daily traffic (as of 2015)
4,858
Inventory numbers
ODOT 5703549 (Ohio Dept. of Transportation structure file number)
BH 88808 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of July 2018)
Overall condition: Good
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 79.9 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

Arch (12,738)
Built 1922 (750)
Built during 1920s (10,332)
Closed-spandrel arch (4,289)
Deck arch (11,964)
Lost (30,080)
Lost 1979 (106)
Lost during 1970s (996)
 Montgomery County, Ohio (80)
Ohio (4,710)
Owned by state (16,662)
Replaced by new bridge (20,471)
Span length 50-75 feet (10,552)
Total length 125-175 feet (6,353)
US 40 (145)
Vandalia, Ohio (5)

Update Log 

  • November 11, 2021: Updated by Luke: Changed status; Original arch replaced LONG ago
  • November 11, 2021: New photo from Dave King
  • July 11, 2021: New photos from Clark Vance
  • April 1, 2020: New photo from Geoff Hubbs

Sources 

  • Geoff Hubbs
  • Clark Vance - cvance [at] dogmail [dot] com
  • Dave King - DKinghawkfan [at] hotmail [dot] com
  • Luke

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