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Diehl Bridge

Trumbull County, Ohio

Photo 

Old postcard view--not 100% certain that this is the Diehl Bridge, however

Ebay postcard

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BH Photo #513507

Map 

Description 

The source for some of the information on this page is "The Covered Bridges of Ohio: An Atlas and History" by Miriam Wood.

Facts 

Overview
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Mahoning River on Park Road
Location
Braceville, Trumbull County, Ohio
Status
Destroyed by fire
History
Built 1878 by Robert Stewart; destroyed by fire March 31, 1959 and not replaced
Builder
- Robert Stewart
Design
Covered Howe through truss
Dimensions
Total length: 145.0 ft.
Also called
Braceville Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.24292, -80.90426   (decimal degrees)
41°14'35" N, 80°54'15" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/508021/4565728 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 95502 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (8,304)
Braceville, Ohio (1)
Built 1878 (105)
Built during 1870s (1,254)
Covered (1,893)
Destroyed by fire (231)
Howe through truss (509)
Howe truss (637)
Lost (28,364)
 Lost 1959 (90)
Lost during 1950s (854)
Mahoning River (32)
Ohio (4,178)
Robert Stewart (1)
Through truss (16,699)
Total length 125-175 feet (6,177)
Trumbull County, Ohio (63)
Truss (35,365)

Update Log 

  • December 18, 2021: Added by Paul Plassman

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