Bennett Road Bridge

Photos

Looking Southwest

Photo taken by Joshua Collins in March 2009

BH Photo #135717

Overview: Through truss bridge over Whetstone Creek on TR 129 (Bennett Road)
Location: Morrow County, Ohio
Status: Closed to traffic following damage from an excessive load
Future prospects: Slated for demolition and replacement in 2016.
History: Built 1887 by the Mt. Vernon Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1969
Builder: - Mt. Vernon Bridge Co. of Mt. Vernon, Ohio
Design: Pin-connected, 6-panel Pratt through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 84.0 ft.
Total length: 85.0 ft.
Deck width: 13.8 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 14.3 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.53059, -82.87460 (decimal degrees)
40°31'50" N, 82°52'29" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 17/341225/4488338 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Mount Gilead
Inventory numbers: ODOT 5931614 (Ohio Dept. of Transportation structure file number)
BH 28131 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 11/2012): Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 21.7 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1992): 100

August 2, 2014: David A. Simmons reports that this bridge is closed following damage from an excessive load
March 24, 2014: Updated by Nathan Holth: This bridge is now doomed.
November 13, 2010: New photos from Brian McKee
March 21, 2009: Updated by Joshua Collins

Whetstone Creek TR 129 (Bennett Rd.) Bridge

Posted May 3, 2009, by Janis Ford (jford3 [at] columbus [dot] rr [dot] com)

GPS is 40 31 50N, 82 52 29W