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Williams Street Bridge

Montgomery County, Ohio

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Williams Street Bridge Dayton Ohio

The east side of Williams Street Bridge. The photo is from the collection of Frank L. Thompson.

Photo uploaded by Art S.

View this photo at content.daytonmetrolibrary.org

BH Photo #465569

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Wolf Creek on Williams Street
Location
Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio
Status
No longer exists
History
Built 1887
Builders
- Columbia Bridge Co. of Dayton, Ohio [also known as Columbia Bridge Works]
- Columbia Bridge Works of Dayton, Ohio (also known as)
- D.H. & C.C. Morrison of Dayton, Ohio [also known as Columbia Bridge Works]
Design
Pratt through truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.75973, -84.21130   (decimal degrees)
39°45'35" N, 84°12'41" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/738892/4404810 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 88053 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (8,407)
Built 1887 (236)
Built during 1880s (2,176)
Columbia Bridge Co. (31)
Columbia Bridge Works (100)
D.H. & C.C. Morrison (88)
Dayton, Ohio (46)
Lost (28,561)
Lost 1926 (70)
 Lost during 1920s (644)
Montgomery County, Ohio (76)
Ohio (4,201)
Pin-connected (4,721)
Pratt through truss (6,066)
Pratt truss (10,314)
Through truss (16,834)
Truss (35,523)

Update Log 

  • December 4, 2020: Updated by Luke: Corrected builder to pre-existing category
  • July 21, 2020: Updated by Tony Dillon: Fixed typo
  • February 3, 2020: New photo from Melissa Brand-Welch
  • February 2, 2020: New photo from Art Suckewer

Sources 

  • Art Suckewer - Asuckewer [at] knite [dot] com
  • Melissa Brand-Welch - melissabrandwelch [at] msn [dot] com
  • Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com
  • Luke
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Williams Street Bridge
Posted July 21, 2020, by Melissa Brand-Welch (melissabrandwelch [at] msn [dot] com)

Art, tbh I don't remember. I'm Guessing not.

Williams Street Bridge
Posted July 21, 2020, by Art Suckewer (Asuckewer [at] knite [dot] com)

Melissa,

I had missed your post. Any info on the prior bridge? Is it enough for a new entry?

Regards,

Art S.

Williams Street Bridge
Posted February 3, 2020, by Melissa Brand-Welch (melissabrandwelch [at] msn [dot] com)

Previous bridge washed out in May 1886.