Photos
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Photo taken by Janis Ford |
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East end Photo taken by Brian McKee in June 2009 |
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South side looking west Photo taken by Brian McKee in June 2009 |
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Builder's Plaque Photo taken by Brian McKee in June 2009 |
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Interior Photo taken by Brian McKee in June 2009 |
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Photo taken by Brian McKee in June 2009 |
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Photo taken by Brian McKee in June 2009 |
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North side looking west Photo taken by Brian McKee in June 2009 |
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Center Pier Pier is covered in steel and is rusty Photo taken by Brian McKee in June 2009 |
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Center Pier on north side (looking west) Photo taken by Brian McKee in June 2009 |
Facts
- Overview
- Through truss bridge over Sandusky River on CR 209 in Ballville
- Location
- Sandusky County, Ohio
- Status
- Open to traffic
- History
- Built 1915 by the Champion Iron Co.
- Builder
- - Champion Iron Co.
- Design
- Riveted, 7-panel Pratt through truss
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 166.0 ft.
Total length: 332.0 ft.
Deck width: 15.7 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 13.4 ft.
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +41.30833, -83.15833 (decimal degrees)
41°18'30" N, 83°09'30" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 17/319323/4575232 (zone/easting/northing)
- USGS topographic map
- Fremont West
- Inventory numbers
- ODOT 7230168 (Ohio Dept. of Transportation structure feature number)
BH 28343 (Bridgehunter.com ID) - Inspection (as of 12/2007)
- Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 46.5 (out of 100) - Average daily traffic (as of 1984)
- 480
Sources
- Janis Ford - jford3 [at] columbus [dot] rr [dot] com
- Brian McKee - bjmckee51 [at] yahoo [dot] com
Comments
I believe this bridge is called the Tindall Bridge. Somewhere near this bridge is the Gillmore Bridge.It is almost if not a twin structure to this one but unfortunately it is derelict. I would hate to let it fall beyond repair. Sorry if I mixed up the bridge names.