Myrtle Ake Road Bridge

Noble County, Ohio

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Not a very good picture lighting was bad

Photo taken by John Goold in April 2012

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Essay

Written by John Goold

This bridge is to the right when going northbound on Interstate 77. It is between the Macksburg and Caldwell exits right after the Big Musky sign. It appears to have its original guardrail intact and is not in too bad condition despite not having a road bed.

Facts

Overview: Abandoned pony truss bridge
Location: Noble County, Ohio
Status: Abandoned with deck removed.
History: Road abandoned when I-77 was constructed.
Builder: - Champion Bridge Co. of Wilmington, Ohio
Design: Five panel pin-connected half-hip Pratt pony truss
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.71563, -81.51309 (decimal degrees)
39°42'56" N, 81°30'47" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 17/456021/4396321 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Caldwell South
Inventory numbers: 61XXXX1
BH 51998 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log

October 8, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added builder
October 8, 2012: Updated by Nathan Holth: Added Detailed Information.
October 7, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Removed category "Railroad"
August 9, 2012: Updated by Daniel Hopkins: Added category "Railroad"
April 9, 2012: New photos from John Goold
April 9, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: FOUND IT
April 8, 2012: Essay added by John Goold

Sources

John Goold - BlueWilliamus [at] yahoo [dot] com
Luke Harden - lukemh9 [at] gmail [dot] com
Nathan Holth
Iron and Early Steel Bridges of Ohio

Comments

Abandoned Pony Truss Bridge

Posted October 8, 2012, by Matt Lohry

Built way too light to be a railroad bridge--this is an old road bridge for sure.