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Mohican Trail - Clear Fork Mohican River Bridge

Richland County, Ohio

Photos 

Looking south through the bridge

Road looks like a driveway

Photo taken by Janis Ford in October 2015

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BH Photo #340697

Map 

Street View 

Description 

Commissioner plaques on this span are identical to those used by the Pan American Bridge Company of New Castle, Indiana. It was likely erected by a local contractor who sublet the truss fabrication to the Eastern Indiana firm.

Facts 

Overview
Pratt through truss bridge over Clear Fork Mohican River on Mohican Trail
Location
Richland County, Ohio
Status
Open to traffic
Builder
- Pan American Bridge Co. of New Castle, Indiana
Design
Riveted, 5-panel Pratt through truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.69179, -82.59298   (decimal degrees)
40°41'30" N, 82°35'35" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/365403/4505763 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Mansfield South
Inventory number
BH 44687 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1915 (1,259)
Built during 1910s (9,971)
Have street view (28,913)
Ohio (4,195)
Open (40,969)
Owned privately (1,929)
 Pan American Bridge Co. of New Castle, Indiana (52)
Pratt through truss (6,059)
Pratt truss (10,301)
Richland County, Ohio (44)
Through truss (16,803)
Truss (35,485)

Update Log 

  • June 21, 2019: New photos from Melissa Brand-Welch
  • October 27, 2015: New photos from Janis Ford
  • April 1, 2010: Added by Joshua Collins

Sources 

  • Joshua Collins - Bigjc1979 [at] aol [dot] com
  • Historicbridges.org - by Nathan Holth
  • Janis Ford
  • Melissa Brand-Welch - melissabrandwelch [at] msn [dot] com
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Mohican Trail - Clear Fork Mohican River Bridge
Posted August 4, 2020, by Tony Dillon (spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com)

Current street view shows a new paint job and beautifully maintained bridge!