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88002
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Dayton View Bridge
Description
The Dayton View Bridge was originally a 2 span wooden covered bridge built in 1854 replacing a structure washed away in 1852. When the dykes were added, D.H. & C.C. Morrison (AKA Columbia Bridge Works) added three Bowstring through trusses to reach the newly created far Dyke. In the early 1880s, CBW replaced the wooden covered spans with two 11 panel Whipples. The bridge was removed/replaced in 1908.
Facts
- Overview
- Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Miami River near Monument Ave. Bridge location
- Location
- Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio
- Status
- No longer exists
- History
- Covered bridge buil in 1854 expanded with three CBW bowstring spans in 1871, Covered spans replaced with Whipples in the early 1880s. Removed 1908
- Builders
- - Columbia Bridge Works of Dayton, Ohio
- D.H. & C.C. Morrison of Dayton, Ohio
- Design
- 2 Span Covered 1854 replaced prior structure. 3 Bowstring through trusses at eastern end in 1871. Covered spans replaced with 2 11 panel Whipples in 1881 (estimated date).
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +39.76313, -84.20229 (decimal degrees)
39°45'47" N, 84°12'08" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
- Approximate UTM coordinates
- 16/739652/4405211 (zone/easting/northing)
- Inventory number
- BH 88002 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- February 2, 2020: New photo from Art Suckewer
- February 1, 2020: New photo from Art Suckewer
- January 31, 2020: Updated by Art Suckewer: adjusted location
Sources
- Art Suckewer - Asuckewer [at] knite [dot] com