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Riverbend Park Trail Bridge

Hancock County, Ohio

Photos 

Photo taken by Janis Ford October 2007

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BH Photo #131838

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Through truss bridge over dry ditch on Riverbend Park Trail
Location
Hancock County, Ohio
Status
Formerly TR241 Bridge over Blanchard River. Moved 1/8 mile east.
History
Moved in August 2009
Builder
- Canton Bridge Co. of Canton, Ohio
Design
Pin-connected, 7-panel Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 119.1 ft.
Total length: 124.0 ft.
Deck width: 15.4 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 15.0 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Also called
Formerly Blanchard River TR241 Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.03394, -83.56069   (decimal degrees)
41°02'02" N, 83°33'38" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/284742/4545683 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Arcadia
Inventory numbers
ODOT 3234312 (Ohio Dept. of Transportation structure file number)
BH 27637 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (9,010)
7-panel truss (530)
Blanchard River (27)
Built 1895 (292)
Built during 1890s (3,276)
Canton Bridge Co. (216)
Corrugated deck (488)
Finials (122)
Hancock County, Ohio (56)
Lattice Railing (502)
NR-eligible (4,122)
Non-Select (300)
 Ohio (4,649)
One-lane traffic (7,988)
Open to pedestrians (4,627)
Owned by county (21,707)
Pin-connected (5,029)
Pratt through truss (6,223)
Pratt truss (10,529)
Span length 100-125 feet (4,614)
Structurally deficient (12,762)
Through truss (17,777)
Total length 100-125 feet (5,501)
Truss (36,669)

Update Log 

  • June 14, 2022: New photos from Paul Plassman
  • December 31, 2009: Updated by Brian McKee: Added photos and changed location data
  • September 12, 2009: New photos from Brian McKee
  • August 30, 2009: Updated by Brian McKee: New photos of bridge being moved
  • April 21, 2009: New photos from Brian McKee

Related Bridges 

Sources 

  • Janis Ford
  • Brian McKee - bjmckee51 [at] yahoo [dot] com
  • Historicbridges.org - by Nathan Holth
  • Paul Plassman
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Comments 

Blanchard River TR 241 Bridge
Posted August 30, 2009, by Brian McKee (bjmckee51 [at] yahoo [dot] com)

As of August 2009, this iron bridge is being moved a short ways east of its original location and will become part of a bike trail. A new timber covered bridge will be built in its place. I will post more photos as this project continues.