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Niles & New Lisbon Branch

Trumbull County, Ohio
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Bridge as of 9/04/11

Photo taken by Bob Harris in September 2011

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Overview
Bridge over Mahoning River on Erie Railroad's former Niles & Lisbon Branch
Location
Niles, Trumbull County, Ohio
Status
Under Construction
Future prospects
Currently being reconstructed as a river crossing on the Great Ohio River to Lake Greenway.
Design
Pratt through truss
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Also called
Black Bridge (as it's known by locals)
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.17305, -80.75715   (decimal degrees)
41°10'23" N, 80°45'26" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/520370/4557995 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Warren
Inventory number
BH 49578 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (3,854)
Available for reuse (161)
Built 1870 (62)
Built during 1870s (547)
NR-eligible (3,751)
Niles, Ohio (2)
Ohio (2,201)
Owned by city (3,091)
 Pin-connected (1,568)
Pratt through truss (3,185)
Pratt truss (5,689)
Railroad (4,226)
Through truss (9,256)
Trumbull County, Ohio (28)
Truss (23,618)
Under construction (27)

Update Log 

  • July 16, 2012: Updated by Bob Harris: Added new photos of recent progress
  • May 6, 2012: Updated by Bob Harris: New Photographs
  • September 11, 2011: Added by Robert Harris

Sources 

  • Bob Harris - sigmacts [at] gmail [dot] com
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Erie Railroad Trestle - Niles & Lisbon Branch
Posted August 5, 2012, by Bob Harris (sigmacts [at] gmail [dot] com)

Sure. Feel free to use any of the images.

Erie Railroad Trestle - Niles & Lisbon Branch
Posted July 27, 2012, by Lori (baby3979 [at] yahoo [dot] com)

This bridge is beautiful. I was wondering if I could use it for a saying that I have. Similar to to Burning bridges. If it is okay with the photographer please let me know.

Thank you