C&LE - Bantas Fork Bridge

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Overview

Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Bantas Fork on Dayton & Western Traction Co.

Location

Preble County, Ohio

Status

Removed but not replaced?

Builder

- King Bridge Co. of Cleveland, Ohio

Railroads

- Cincinnati & Lake Erie Railroad (C&LE)
- Dayton & Western Traction Co. (D&WT)
- Indiana, Columbus & Eastern Traction Co. (IC&ET)
- Interurban
- Ohio Electric Railway (OE)

Design

Pratt through truss

Dimensions

Total length: 118.0 ft.

Also called

IC&ET - Bantas Fork Bridge
Ohio Electric - Bantas Fork Bridge
D&WT - Bantas Fork Bridge

Approximate latitude, longitude

+39.74472, -84.56673   (decimal degrees)
39°44'41" N, 84°34'00" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

16/708486/4402256 (zone/easting/northing)

Inventory number

BH 94068 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

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Update Log 

• August 24, 2021: Updated by Luke: Changed name to reflect that the line died as part of the C&LE
• August 24, 2021: Added by Dave King

Sources 

• Dave King - DKinghawkfan [at] hotmail [dot] com
• Luke

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