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TPC&L - Portage River Bridge

Ottawa County, Ohio

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Facts 

Overview
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Portage River on Toledo, Port Clinton, & Lakeside Railway
Location
Oak Harbor, Ottawa County, Ohio
Status
Removed but not replaced
History
Built 1904; One span lost 1923, Removed 1946
Railroads
- Interurban
- Toledo, Port Clinton, & Lakeside Railway (TPC&L)
Design
Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 188.0 ft.
Total length: 735.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.50631, -83.14723   (decimal degrees)
41°30'23" N, 83°08'50" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/320798/4597190 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Oak Harbor
Inventory number
BH 61345 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Beam (15,641)
Built 1904 (559)
Built during 1900s (7,190)
Interurban (908)
Lost (24,603)
Lost 1946 (25)
Lost during 1940s (394)
Movable (2,959)
Navigable waterway (2,146)
Oak Harbor, Ohio (3)
Ohio (3,374)
 Ottawa County, Ohio (20)
Pratt through truss (5,370)
Pratt truss (9,268)
Railroad (15,359)
Span length 175-250 feet (1,987)
Swing (1,444)
Through truss (15,014)
Timber stringer (3,992)
Toledo, Port Clinton, & Lakeside Railway (4)
Total length 500-1000 feet (2,867)
Truss (32,704)

Update Log 

  • November 10, 2020: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • May 14, 2015: New photo from Douglas Butler
  • April 30, 2015: Photo imported by Luke
  • June 13, 2014: Added by Luke Harden

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