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Fort Winchester Bridge (1937)
Defiance County
,
Ohio
Photo
Second Street Bridge (Old)
Photo from old postcard
BH Photo #502133
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Overview
Lost steel stringer bridge over Auglaize River on 2nd Street
Location
Defiance
,
Defiance County
,
Ohio
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1937-1938; opened September 10, 1938; replaced 1991
Builder
-
W.P. Townsend Construction Co.
Design
Steel stringer
Also called
Second Street Bridge (1937)
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.28491
,
-84.35740
(decimal degrees)
41°17'06" N, 84°21'27" W
(degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/721297/4573754
(zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Defiance East
Inventory number
BH 67184
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Categories
Auglaize River
(52)
Beam
(17,368)
Built 1937
(858)
Built during 1930s
(12,323)
Defiance County, Ohio
(70)
Defiance, Ohio
(31)
Lost
(31,789)
Lost 1991
(333)
Lost during 1990s
(4,214)
Ohio
(5,050)
Replaced by new bridge
(21,681)
Steel stringer
(6,922)
W.P. Townsend Construction Co.
(1)
Update Log
October 12, 2021: Updated by Paul Plassman: Added opening date
July 30, 2021: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
April 22, 2015: Added by Luke
Related Bridges
Fort Winchester Bridge (1881)
(Predecessor)
Sources
Luke
Ohio Memory
- Image at the beginning of construction
Geoff Hubbs
Paul Plassman
Ohio Memory
- Opening day at the bridge
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