Photo 

Photo taken by Don O'Brien in March 2007

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Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Pony truss bridge over Middle Fork Salt Creek on West Junction Road
Location
Ross County, Ohio
Status
Replaced by modern pony truss
History
Built 1913; rehabilitated 1995
Design
Warren pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 118.1 ft.
Total length: 128.0 ft.
Deck width: 16.1 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.23126, -82.77870   (decimal degrees)
39°13'53" N, 82°46'43" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/346476/4343947 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory numbers
ODOT 7144768 (Ohio Dept. of Transportation structure feature number)
BH 28337 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 11/2007)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 59.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1968)
28

Update Log 

  • July 8, 2010: Updated by Bill Eichelberger: Added GPS coords
  • April 14, 2009: Updated by Joshua Collins: status, overview
  • April 13, 2009: New photo from Don O'Brien

Sources 

  • Don O'Brien - dok97 [at] verizon [dot] net
  • Joshua Collins - Bigjc1979 [at] aol [dot] com
  • Bill Eichelberger - wallyum [at] hotmail [dot] com