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Conrail - Sandusy Bay Bridge

Ottawa County, Ohio, and Erie County, Ohio

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NYC - Sandusky Bay Bridge

Bridge destroyed

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013

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BH Photo #285194

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Facts 

Overview
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Sandusky Bay on New York Central RR
Location
Sandusky, Ottawa County, Ohio, and Erie County, Ohio
Status
No longer exists
Railroads
- Conrail (CR)
- New York Central Railroad (NYC)
- Penn Central Railroad (PC)
Design
Hinged lift type Deck girder
Also called
PC - Sandusy Bay Bridge
NYC - Sandusy Bay Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.48477, -82.81894   (decimal degrees)
41°29'05" N, 82°49'08" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/348147/4594170 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Sandusky
Inventory number
BH 61319 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Bascule (1,024)
Conrail (820)
Deck girder (4,500)
Erie County, Ohio (22)
Girder (7,958)
Hinged lift type (11)
Lost (18,697)
Lost 1980 (57)
Lost during 1980s (1,049)
Movable (2,705)
 Navigable waterway (1,998)
New York Central Railroad (407)
Ohio (2,919)
Ottawa County, Ohio (18)
Owned by railroad (9,826)
Penn Central Railroad (528)
Plate girder (6,128)
Railroad (13,093)
Replaced by new bridge (12,393)
Sandusky, Ohio (3)

Update Log 

  • March 10, 2017: New photo from Douglas Butler
  • June 11, 2014: Added by Douglas Butler

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