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Ashtabula Bridge (Old)

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Ashtabula Bridge (Old)

Replaced in 1924

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in May 2015

License: Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY)

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BH Photo #324858

Facts 

Overview
Pratt through truss bridge over Ashtabula River on West 5th Route 531
Location
Ashtabula, Ashtabula County, Ohio
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Replaced in 1924
Design
Pratt through truss swing
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.90063, -80.79740   (decimal degrees)
41°54'02" N, 80°47'51" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/516805/4638763 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Ashtabula North
Inventory number
BH 67700 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Ashtabula County, Ohio (122)
Ashtabula River (26)
Ashtabula, Ohio (17)
Bobtail Swing Bridge (30)
Finials (240)
Lost (32,322)
Lost 1924 (90)
Lost during 1920s (943)
Movable (3,195)
Navigable waterway (2,256)
Ohio (5,115)
Owned by city (6,316)
Pin-connected (5,511)
Pratt through truss (6,455)
Pratt truss (10,915)
Replaced by new bridge (22,028)
Swing (1,624)
Through truss (19,327)
Truss (38,720)

Update Log 

  • December 22, 2022: Updated by Paul Plassman: Added categories "Ashtabula River", "Navigable waterway", "Pin-connected", "Finials"
  • October 5, 2020: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • January 31, 2017: New photo from Dana and Kay Klein
  • May 21, 2015: New photo from Douglas Butler
  • May 20, 2015: Added by Douglas Butler

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