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Harrison Street Bridge (Old)

Auglaize County, Ohio

Photos 

Early image Harrison Steet Bridge Linda Knerr b

The image that Paul found, more aggressively cleaned up / altered to try to bring out more of the underlying image (digitally altered - source image in link

Photo digitally altered by Art Suckewer in October 2021

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BH Photo #510534

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Auglaize River on East Harrison Street
Location
Wapakoneta, Auglaize County, Ohio
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Replaced 1966
Design
Pin-connected Pratt through truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.57286, -84.19275   (decimal degrees)
40°34'22" N, 84°11'34" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/737626/4495129 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 94819 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Auglaize County, Ohio (18)
Auglaize River (40)
Lost (29,977)
Lost 1966 (96)
Lost during 1960s (1,036)
Ohio (4,668)
Pin-connected (5,037)
 Pratt through truss (6,228)
Pratt truss (10,535)
Replaced by new bridge (20,396)
Through truss (17,848)
Truss (36,746)
Wapakoneta, Ohio (5)

Update Log 

  • October 25, 2021: New photos from Art Suckewer
  • October 25, 2021: Updated by Paul Plassman: Added lost date to history

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Harrison Street Bridge (Old)
Posted October 25, 2021, by Art S. (Asuckewer [at] knite [dot] com)

I'm leaning towards King on this one (mid to late 1880s if so) but there are a three other possibilities. Just not enough resolution in the image for me to confirm.

Pretty photo BTW.

Regards,

Art S.

Harrison Street Bridge (Old)
Posted October 25, 2021, by Melissa Brand-Welch (melissabrandwelch [at] msn [dot] com)

You're welcome! I'm enjoying the group projects!

Harrison Street Bridge (Old)
Posted October 25, 2021, by Paul Plassman

Thanks, Melissa! It looks like all three of Wapakoneta's steel trusses survived until the 1960's--early 1970's but all were gone prior to 1975, if the Hamilton Road span indeed lasted until the current bridge in the NBI was constructed.

Harrison Street Bridge (Old)
Posted October 25, 2021, by Melissa Brand-Welch (melissabrandwelch [at] msn [dot] com)

The Journal Herald: December 13 1966

Documentation as to date of loss