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CSW - Vermillion River Bridge
Photo
Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923
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BH Photo #376480
Description
According to "The Lake Shore Electric Railway Story" by Harwood and Korach, this bridge was 423' long and 63' high.
Facts
- Overview
- Lost Steel arch bridge over Vermillion River on Cleveland, Elyria & Western Railway
- Location
- Birmingham, Erie County, Ohio
- Status
- Removed
- History
- Built 1902, Blown up 1930 to make way for OH 113
- Builder
- - Osborn Engineering Co. of Cleveland, Ohio
- Railroads
- - Cleveland Southwestern Railway & Light Co. (CSW)
- Cleveland, Elyria & Western Railway (CE&W)
- Cleveland, Southwestern & Columbus Railway (CSC)
- Interurban
- Design
- Steel arch
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 164.0 ft.
Total length: 328.0 ft.
- Also called
- CE&W - Vermillion River Bridge
CSC - Vermillion River Bridge
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +41.32679, -82.34966 (decimal degrees)
41°19'36" N, 82°20'59" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
- Approximate UTM coordinates
- 17/387052/4575912 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Kipton
- Inventory number
- BH 75253 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- June 24, 2022: Updated by Paul Plassman: Added brief description
- August 7, 2021: Updated by Geoff Hubbs: Corrected map location
- August 2, 2021: Updated by Luke: Updated RR
- January 21, 2017: Added by Luke