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NKP - Old Ashtabula River Bridge

Ashtabula County, Ohio

Photos 

Postcard

Circa 1909

The Nickel Plate Bridge can be seen in the background.

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BH Photo #370830

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Whipple deck truss bridge over Ashtabula River on New York, Chicago, & St. Louis Railroad in Ashtabula
Location
Ashtabula, Ashtabula County, Ohio
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1882, replaced 1902
Railroad
- New York, Chicago, & St. Louis Railroad (NKP)
Design
Main span: 10-panel, pin-connected Whipple deck truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.86264, -80.77983   (decimal degrees)
41°51'45" N, 80°46'47" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/518273/4634548 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Ashtabula South
Inventory number
BH 74487 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (9,084)
Ashtabula County, Ohio (120)
Ashtabula River (25)
Ashtabula, Ohio (17)
Built 1882 (171)
Built during 1880s (2,296)
Deck truss (1,973)
Lost (30,041)
Lost 1902 (34)
 Lost during 1900s (453)
New York, Chicago, & St. Louis Railroad (123)
Ohio (4,687)
Pin-connected (5,063)
Railroad (16,666)
Replaced by new bridge (20,446)
Truss (36,804)
Whipple deck truss (30)
Whipple truss (485)

Update Log 

  • November 27, 2016: Added by Jacob P. Bernard

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