Photos
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The east face Town Creek appears to have been made into a concrete drainage ditch. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in October 2007 |
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Deck and west railing Photo taken by J.R. Manning in October 2007 |
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The south approach Photo taken by J.R. Manning in October 2007 |
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The deck and east railing Photo taken by J.R. Manning in October 2007 |
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Balustrade detail and damage Photo taken by J.R. Manning in October 2007 |
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The west face Photo taken by J.R. Manning in October 2007 |
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The north approach Photo taken by J.R. Manning in October 2007 |
Facts
- Overview
- Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Town Creek on Jefferson Street in Van Wert
- Location
- Van Wert County, Ohio
- Status
- Open to traffic
- History
- Built 1934
- Design
- Closed-spandrel arch
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 36.1 ft.
Total length: 40.0 ft.
Deck width: 29.9 ft.
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +40.86833, -84.58500 (decimal degrees)
40°52'06" N, 84°35'06" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 16/703517/4526948 (zone/easting/northing)
- USGS topographic map
- Van Wert
- Inventory numbers
- ODOT 8160058 (Ohio Dept. of Transportation structure feature number)
BH 28516 (Bridgehunter.com ID) - Inspection (as of 11/2007)
- Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 74.6 (out of 100) - Average daily traffic (as of 1991)
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