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Egypt Pike Bridge

Pickaway County, Ohio
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Photo taken by Don O'Brien in April 2009

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Overview
Bowstring pony truss bridge over Mud Run on Egypt Pike
Location
Pickaway County, Ohio
Status
Open to pedestrians
History
Built in 1876. Replaced in 1987, but moved next to new bridge for pedestrian use.
Builders
- Champion Bridge Co. of Wilmington, Ohio
- Zimri Wall
Design
Bowstring pony truss
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.55788, -83.25949   (decimal degrees)
39°33'28" N, 83°15'34" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/305882/4381126 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
New Holland
Inventory number
BH 43074 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (3,819)
Bowstring pony truss (127)
Bowstring truss (211)
Built 1876 (64)
Built during 1870s (544)
Bypassed (114)
Champion Bridge Co. (74)
Golden Age of Iron Bridges (31)
Have street view (9,888)
NR-listed (2,353)
 Ohio (2,197)
Open to Pedestrians (2,084)
Owned by county (16,485)
Pickaway County, Ohio (19)
Pony truss (13,216)
Preserved (652)
Truss (23,566)
Wrought iron (225)
Zimri Wall (1)

Update Log 

  • February 16, 2010: Updated by Anthony Dillon: Added GPS coordinates
  • December 30, 2009: New photos from Bill Eichelberger
  • August 6, 2009: New photo from Don O'Brien
  • July 27, 2009: Added by Anthony Dillon

Sources 

  • Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com
  • Don O'Brien - dok97 [at] frontier [dot] com
  • Bill Eichelberger

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