O'Shaughnessy Dam Bridge

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O'Shaughnessy Dam

Source: Columbus Metropolitan Library; Columbus: Camera Shop postcard #P98198

License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial (CC BY-NC)

View this photo at digital-collections.columbuslibrary.org

BH Photo #279666

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Description

The bridge stood 21 feet above the crest of the spillway, which is 64 feet tall. The concrete balustrades of the original bridge appear to have been retained and used on the sidewalks of the current bridge.

Facts

Overview: Lost Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Scioto River on Glick Road (CR-126)
Location: Powell, Delaware County, Ohio
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
History: Built 1925; replaced 1991
Builders: - Franklin L. Packard (Architect)
- Thompson-Starett Co. (Builder)
Design: 12-span, closed-spandrel concrete deck arch on top of dam
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 64.5 ft.
Total length: 879.0 ft.
Deck width: 17.5 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on June 5, 1990
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.15386, -83.12626 (decimal degrees)
40°09'14" N, 83°07'35" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 17/318903/4447001 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Shawnee Hills
Inventory numbers: NRHP 90000482 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 60231 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log

June 19, 2022: New photos from Paul Plassman
October 9, 2021: Updated by Paul Plassman: Added category "Scioto River"
March 12, 2014: Updated by Dave King: Imported photos

Sources

Dave King - DKinghawkfan [at] hotmail [dot] com
NRHP nomination form
Paul Plassman