It appears that the simple Pratt through and pony spans from the 1889 structure survived the 1913 flood and were reused for the 1914 bridge.
Smith BC became Toledo BC around 1890.
It looks to me like not only the ponies survived, but also the simple Pratt through truss spans...comparing the photos taken later with the 1908 photo, it sure looks like the spans with Smith Bridge Co. portals were reused. Perhaps only the swing span was destroyed in 1913?
About the ponies...I notice they have very insubstantial railings, while the through spans have regular lattice railings. Perhaps the builders felt a more substantial railing wasn't needed on the ponies....or maybe the ponies were built later than the through spans? They can't be any more than a decade newer than 1889, however, because as Tony pointed out, that style of vertical members was only used by Smith up until 1899.
That is amazing they survived. But looking at the picture, they aren't crossing anything and looked more like a set of guardrails.
Nice find on the Facebook photo, Brandon! The portal shot is impressive!
Unless the date is wrong, this photo appears to show that the simple Pratt and pony spans from the 1899 bridge survived the 1913 flood, as they show up in photos of the 1914 span. https://www.facebook.com/MuskingumCountyHistory/photos/pcb.1...
*that style of vertical members was only used by Toledo up until 1899.
Typed the wrong name for the company.....