Gilboa Bridge

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Blanchard River bridge at Gilboa

Public domain photo taken in June 2010

BH Photo #214715

Overview: Through truss bridge over Blanchard River on County Road 3 in Gilboa
Location: Gilboa, Putnam County, Ohio
Status: Bypassed with a new bridge to the East and retained for pedestrian use.
History: Built 1886; rehabilitated 1972
Builder: - Wrought Iron Bridge Co. of Canton, Ohio
Design: Wrought iron, pinned Pratt through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 136.2 ft.
Total length: 139.1 ft.
Deck width: 16.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 19.0 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places
Also called: Blanchard River Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +41.01617, -83.92220 (decimal degrees)
41°00'58" N, 83°55'20" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 17/254283/4544665 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Leipsic
Inventory numbers: ODOT 6930077 (Ohio Dept. of Transportation structure file number)
BH 28296 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

January 21, 2017: Updated by Christopher Finigan: Added categories "Pin-connected", "Preserved"
January 20, 2017: New Street View added by Dana and Kay Klein
October 25, 2011: New photos from Brian McKee
September 24, 2011: Updated by Tony Dillon: Added new info
July 26, 2010: Updated by Anthony Dillon: Bridge appears to still be extant in satellite image