Long-Judson Road Bridge

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Long-Judson Rd. Bridge

Photo taken by Brian McKee Nov 5, 2011

BH Photo #219668

Overview: Pony truss bridge over Beaver Creek on Long-Judson Road (TR 79a)
Location: Wood County, Ohio
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1916; rehabilitated 1987
Builders: - Elkhart Bridge & Iron Co. of Elkhart, Indiana
- R.M. Strohl (Engineer)
Design: Parker pony truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 102.0 ft.
Total length: 105.0 ft.
Deck width: 16.1 ft.
Recognition: Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude: +41.40167, -83.84333 (decimal degrees)
41°24'06" N, 83°50'36" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 17/262316/4587249 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Grand Rapids
Average daily traffic (as of 2015): 200
Inventory numbers: ODOT 8745625 (Ohio Dept. of Transportation structure file number)
BH 28620 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of June 2017): Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 19.2 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

June 21, 2016: Updated by Nathan Holth: ODOT and SHPO concur that this bridge is now Eligible for the National Register.
September 4, 2012: Updated by Nathan Holth: Corrected date and added builder, per historic bridge inventory.
November 5, 2011: New photos from Brian McKee

Long-Judson Road Bridge

Posted October 25, 2018, by Thomas Barrett (tom [dot] barrett [at] dot [dot] ohio [dot] gov)

A plan to salvage and preserve the bridge on a rail trail project in Fayette County Ohio is underway.