Bridgehunter.com | NS - Conneaut Creek Viaduct

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Originally built with a deck truss main span, later replaced with a plate girder.

Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over Conneaut Creek on Norfolk Southern Railway
Location: Conneaut, Ashtabula County, Ohio
Status: Open to traffic
Future prospects: Replacement plans in progress. To be replaced 2023.
History: Built 1940
Builders: - American Bridge Co. of New York
- Ferro Construction Co. of Chicago, Illinois
Railroads: - New York, Chicago, & St. Louis Railroad (NKP)
- Norfolk Southern Railway (NS)
Design: Deck plate girder trestle. Originally built with one 120' deck truss span, 13 60' deck plate girder spans, and 14 30' deck plate girder spans.
Dimensions: Total length: 1,320.0 ft.
Also called: NKP - Conneaut Creek Viaduct
Approximate latitude, longitude: +41.94709, -80.54857 (decimal degrees)
41°56'50" N, 80°32'55" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 17/537417/4644000 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Conneaut
Inventory number: BH 62983 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

January 20, 2022: Updated by Paul Plassman: Added dimensions and noted that bridge will be replaced next year
December 16, 2021: Updated by John Marvig: Added build date, builder and removed deck truss design
September 14, 2014: Added by Luke

NS - Conneaut Creek Viaduct

Posted January 20, 2022, by Paul Plassman

Per this article, this bridge is to be replaced next year.