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CFE - Sandusky River Bridge

Wyandot County, Ohio

Photos 

CFE - Sandusky River Bridge

Photo from old postcard

BH Photo #469279

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Pratt deck truss bridge over Sandusky River on Chicago, Ft Wayne & Eastern RR
Location
Upper Sandusky, Wyandot County, Ohio
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1902 by the American Bridge Co.
Builder
- American Bridge Co. of New York
Railroads
- Chicago, Fort Wayne & Eastern Railroad (CFE)
- Conrail (CR)
- Penn Central Railroad (PC)
- Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR)
Design
(2)8-panel, riveted Pratt deck truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.82453, -83.27209   (decimal degrees)
40°49'28" N, 83°16'20" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/308400/4521762 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 88798 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

8-panel truss (589)
American Bridge Co. (1,681)
Built 1902 (592)
Built during 1900s (7,736)
Chicago, Fort Wayne & Eastern Railroad (8)
Conrail (1,752)
Deck truss (1,973)
Ohio (4,666)
Open (41,202)
Owned by railroad (13,727)
Penn Central Railroad (1,573)
 Pennsylvania Railroad (1,082)
Pratt deck truss (415)
Pratt truss (10,535)
Railroad (16,665)
Riveted (2,644)
Sandusky River (64)
Stone Abutments (184)
Stone piers (192)
Truss (36,745)
Upper Sandusky, Ohio (6)
Wyandot County, Ohio (34)

Update Log 

  • July 18, 2022: Updated by Paul Plassman: Added categories "Stone piers", "Stone Abutments"
  • February 26, 2022: Updated by Paul Plassman: Added photos, build date, builder, truss type, & categories "8-panel truss", "Riveted", "Railroad"
  • March 31, 2020: New photo from Geoff Hubbs

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Sources 

  • Geoff Hubbs
  • Paul Plassman

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