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NYC Sandusky Bay Bridge (Old)

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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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
History
Built in ? :replaced maybe in 1980
Railroads
- Conrail (CR)
- Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railroad (LS&MS)
- New York Central Railroad (NYC)
- Penn Central Railroad (PC)
Design
Hinged lift type Deck girder
Also called
PC - Sandusky Bay Bridge
NYC - Sandusky 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:
Castalia
Inventory number
BH 61319 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Bascule (1,064)
Conrail (1,560)
Deck girder (5,750)
Erie County, Ohio (24)
Girder (10,239)
Hinged lift type (11)
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railroad (59)
Lost (24,749)
Lost 1980 (95)
Lost during 1980s (1,373)
Movable (2,975)
 Navigable waterway (2,152)
New York Central Railroad (874)
Ohio (3,403)
Ottawa County, Ohio (20)
Owned by railroad (12,424)
Penn Central Railroad (1,350)
Plate girder (7,927)
Railroad (15,426)
Replaced by new bridge (16,590)
Sandusky, Ohio (4)

Update Log 

  • September 29, 2020: Updated by Douglas Butler: Bridge built in what year question mark
  • January 30, 2018: New photo from Douglas Butler
  • March 10, 2017: New photo from Douglas Butler
  • June 11, 2014: Added by Douglas Butler

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