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McClure Road Bridge

Darke County, Ohio

Photos 

East end of bridge

Photo taken by Anthony Dillon in July 2008

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BH Photo #118044

Map 

Description 

Less than 1/2 mile from the Indiana state line

Facts 

Overview
Through truss bridge over Greenville Creek on McClure Road (TR 276)
Location
Darke County, Ohio
Status
Closed to all traffic
History
Built 1882 by the Massillon Bridge Co.
Builder
- Massillon Bridge Co. of Massillon, Ohio
Design
Wrought iron 7-panel Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 82.0 ft.
Total length: 85.0 ft.
Deck width: 15.7 ft.
Also called
Greenville Creek TR276 Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.12898, -84.80224   (decimal degrees)
40°07'44" N, 84°48'08" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/687254/4444388 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Union City
Inventory numbers
ODOT 1944134 (Ohio Dept. of Transportation structure file number)
BH 27491 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (9,092)
7-panel truss (535)
Built 1882 (171)
Built during 1880s (2,296)
Closed (2,768)
Darke County, Ohio (17)
Massillon Bridge Co. (165)
Ohio (4,710)
Owned by county (21,728)
 Pin-connected (5,084)
Pratt through truss (6,237)
Pratt truss (10,554)
Span length 75-100 feet (6,733)
Structurally deficient (12,752)
Through truss (17,910)
Total length 75-100 feet (6,943)
Truss (36,836)
Wrought Iron (460)

Update Log 

  • March 2, 2010: Updated by Anthony Dillon: Adjusted GPS coordinates that were way off
  • July 23, 2008: Updated by Anthony Dillon: status

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McClure Road Bridge
Posted December 21, 2020, by Satolli Glassmeyer (info [at] HistoryInYourOwnBackyard [dot] com)

Here's a video I recently did on the history of the McClure Road Bridge: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnZtvHg8Ang

McClure Road Bridge
Posted October 25, 2019, by Matthew Vogel (matthewv1016 [at] gmail [dot] com)

I visited this bridge recently and went magnet fishing. I believe that the east end of the bridge is private property if anyone wants to try to visit this make it know that they need to enter from the west. The water is about 1 foot deep and is very clear. When I magnet fished we find pieces of the bridge and an old motor. The east end of the road is blocked off likely intentionally by the owner of the property I just walked around it and about 200 yards back is the bridge the road on the west goes straight to the bridge with almost no walking distance. There are several holes in the bridge so watch your step.