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Fairhaven Bridge

Preble County, Ohio
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Overview

Photo taken by Jonathan Maxwell

Map 

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Facts 

Overview
Through truss bridge over Four Mile Creek on Fairhaven-Concord Road
Location
Preble County, Ohio
Status
Currently closed to automobile traffic.
History
Built 1907
Design
Pin-connected, 6-panel Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 86.9 ft.
Total length: 90.9 ft.
Deck width: 15.7 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 15.4 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.67741, -84.77191   (decimal degrees)
39°40'39" N, 84°46'19" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/691089/4394327 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Fairhaven
Inventory numbers
ODOT 6836402 (Ohio Dept. of Transportation structure file number)
BH 28258 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 04/2010)
Deck condition rating: Critical (2 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 18.7 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1969)
230

Categories 

6-panel truss (422)
Built 1907 (400)
Built during 1900s (4,425)
Closed (2,133)
Ohio (2,248)
One-lane traffic (7,158)
Owned by county (16,720)
Painted blue (41)
Pin-connected (1,684)
 Pratt through truss (3,292)
Pratt truss (5,856)
Preble County, Ohio (54)
Span length 75-100 feet (4,836)
Structurally deficient (16,931)
Through truss (9,587)
Total length 75-100 feet (4,931)
Truss (24,155)
Wooden deck (5,495)

Update Log 

  • July 18, 2012: Updated by Tony Dillon: Updated status
  • June 25, 2010: New photos from Anthony Dillon
  • February 16, 2010: Updated by Anthony Dillon: Added GPS coordinates
  • October 6, 2005: Posted photos from Jonathan Maxwell

Sources 

  • Jonathan Maxwell - themaxwellshouse [at] roadrunner [dot] com
  • Janis Ford
  • Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com
  • Historicbridges.org - by Nathan Holth
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Fairhaven Bridge
Posted September 15, 2013, by Janis Ford (jford3 [at] columbus [dot] rr [dot] com)

As I understand it, the bridge will be removed this week (9/17/13). It is to be reassembled on the grounds of the Preble County Historical Society.

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

Yeah Nathan...I know.

But it will still NEVER make any sense!!

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

Tony, you should know this... its probably one tiny little problem controlling the load limit... if they would fix that one thing, it might jump back to the old limit. Also, I know for a fact that sometimes highway agencies close truss bridges simply because they think they are a liability... even if inspections show they are safe.

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

How do you go from a 24 ton rating to 0? Makes no sense to me!

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

Sadly, I found the bridge closed when I visited 07/16/12.

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