Bostater Road Bridge

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Overview: Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Lick Creek on Bostater Road (CR 90)
Location: Defiance County, Ohio
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
History: Replaced 2012
Design: Pin-connected Pratt pony truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 74.2 ft.
Total length: 75.1 ft.
Deck width: 13.5 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +41.38333, -84.49167 (decimal degrees)
41°22'60" N, 84°29'30" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/709736/4584348 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Evansport
Average daily traffic (as of 2005): 76
Inventory numbers: ODOT 2041006 (Ohio Dept. of Transportation structure file number)
BH 27501 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of December 2009): Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Critical (2 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 18.6 (out of 100)
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October 25, 2021: Updated by Paul Plassman: Corrected truss type and added categories "5-panel truss", "Pin-connected"
May 20, 2012: Updated by Nathan Holth: This bridge has been demolished and replaced.

Posted May 20, 2012, by Dale Ladd (dladd001 [at] defiance [dot] edu)

The Bostater Road bridge was replaced this spring. The old bridge was demolished sometime last fall.