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Sidney Mystery Bowstring

Shelby County, Ohio

Photo 

1913 flood photo

Ebay postcard

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BH Photo #516071

Map 

Description 

Location is unknown....may not even have been in Sidney.

Facts 

Overview
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Stream on Road
Location
Sidney, Shelby County, Ohio
Status
No longer exists
History
Built by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co.; possibly lost in 1913 flood
Builder
- Wrought Iron Bridge Co. of Canton, Ohio
Design
Bowstring through truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.28570, -84.14964   (decimal degrees)
40°17'09" N, 84°08'59" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/742305/4463367 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 96031 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

8-panel truss (549)
Bowstring through truss (338)
Bowstring truss (680)
Great Flood of 1913 (53)
Lost (29,092)
Lost 1913 (175)
Lost during 1910s (674)
Ohio (4,292)
 Pin-connected (4,870)
Shelby County, Ohio (47)
Sidney, Ohio (11)
Through truss (17,212)
Truss (35,963)
Wooden deck (6,174)
Wrought Iron Bridge Co. (447)

Update Log 

  • January 23, 2022: Added by Paul Plassman

Sources 

  • Paul Plassman
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Sidney Mystery Bowstring
Posted January 23, 2022, by Paul Plassman

Not sure where this one was at...it's not the Brandewie Bridge, and the from the eBay listing it doesn't even seem sure that this bridge was in Sidney.