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Alum Creek Bridge

Delaware County, Ohio

Photo 

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Photo taken 1984 by Dennis S. Gulyas

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BH Photo #221159

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost pony truss bridge over Alum Creek on N. Galena Road
Location
Delaware County, Ohio
Status
Replaced by new bridge
History
Built 1915, Replaced 1999
Design
Polygonal Warren pony truss with alternating verticals
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 117.1 ft.
Total length: 121.1 ft.
Deck width: 15.4 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.35639, -82.92139   (decimal degrees)
40°21'23" N, 82°55'17" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/336841/4469085 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Kilbourne
Inventory numbers
ODOT 2131161 (Ohio Dept. of Transportation structure file number)
BH 50360 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1915 (1,259)
Built during 1910s (9,970)
Delaware County, Ohio (70)
Lost (28,489)
Lost 1999 (460)
Lost during 1990s (4,145)
Ohio (4,189)
Owned by county (21,610)
 Polygonal Warren pony truss with alternating verticals (211)
Polygonal Warren truss (1,140)
Pony truss (17,012)
Replaced by new bridge (19,375)
Span length 100-125 feet (4,554)
Total length 100-125 feet (5,381)
Truss (35,469)
Warren truss (7,002)

Update Log 

  • September 14, 2021: Updated by Paul Plassman: Added truss type
  • May 25, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Merged NBI data.
  • November 29, 2011: Added by David Backlin

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Alum Creek Bridge
Posted November 29, 2011, by David Backlin (us71 [at] cox [dot] net)

Photo provided by Sandor Gulyas, used with permission.