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Seven Mile Road Bridge

Preble County, Ohio
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Barrel shot looking East

Photo taken by Anthony Dillon in June 2010

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Description 

This is 1 of only 2 Indiana Bridge Company "High-Triangular" trusses that remain.

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Facts 

Overview
Through truss bridge over Seven Mile Creek on TR 331
Location
Preble County, Ohio
Status
Intact but closed to all traffic
History
Built 1906 by the Indiana Bridge Co. of Muncie, In.
Builder
- Indiana Bridge Co. of Muncie, Indiana
Design
IBCo "High-Triangular" truss (1 of only 2 remaining)
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 146.0 ft.
Total length: 154.9 ft.
Deck width: 15.7 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Also called
Seven Mile Creek TR 331 Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.67392, -84.62214   (decimal degrees)
39°40'26" N, 84°37'20" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/703946/4394269 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
West Alexandria
Inventory numbers
ODOT 6831826 (Ohio Dept. of Transportation structure file number)
BH 28280 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 09/2010)
Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 14.9 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1969)
70

Categories 

Built 1906 (360)
Built during 1900s (4,243)
Closed (2,071)
High-triangular truss (2)
Indiana Bridge Co. (67)
Lattice railing (29)
NR-eligible (3,749)
Ohio (2,197)
One-lane traffic (7,111)
Owned by county (16,483)
Polygonal Warren through truss (301)
 Polygonal Warren truss (739)
Preble County, Ohio (54)
Select (538)
Span length 125-175 feet (2,951)
Structurally deficient (16,677)
Through truss (9,202)
Total length 125-175 feet (4,136)
Truss (23,562)
Warren truss (3,956)
Wooden deck (5,397)

Update Log 

  • June 26, 2012: Updated by Nathan Holth: Bridge closed to traffic following inspection.
  • June 24, 2010: New photos from Anthony Dillon
  • February 17, 2010: Updated by Anthony Dillon: Added GPS coordinates
  • July 6, 2008: Updated by Anthony Dillon
  • July 5, 2008: Updated by Anthony Dillon

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Seven Mile Road Bridge
Posted July 18, 2012, by Nathan Holth (form3 [at] historicbridges [dot] org)

The historic bridge management plan for this bridge indicates that the county currently has plans to rehabilitate this historic bridge.

Seven Mile Road Bridge
Posted July 18, 2012, by Tony Dillon (spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com)

One of only two Indiana Bridge Company "High-triangular" truss bridges still in existence. A must save!

Seven Mile Road Bridge
Posted July 17, 2012, by Janis Ford (jford3 [at] columbus [dot] rr [dot] com)

Photos taken 7/16/12 of bridge after closure.

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Seven Mile Road Bridge
Posted June 26, 2012, by Nathan Holth (form3 [at] historicbridges [dot] org)

News article about recent closure: http://www.whiotv.com/news/news/local/bridge-near-camden-deemed-unsafe-closed/nPcc5/

Seven Mile Road Bridge
Posted January 28, 2011, by Anthony Dillon (spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com)

Still scratching my head as to why Preble County repaired and painted the much-less significant Brower Road Bridge while this rare (1 of only 2 remaining) example of an Indiana Bridge Company "High-triangular" Truss continues to deteriorate.

Seven Mile Road Bridge
Posted January 28, 2011, by Wayne Grodkiewicz (wgrodkiewi [at] aol [dot] com)

Hi,

Stopped by to check out this bridge today (28 January 2011), it's still there and looking good, needs some restoration but very nice to see it still standing. I took a couple of pictures that I will post later on. The existing ones look much prettier because today is a very dull and snowy day in Ohio.