Brinkhaven Road Bridge

Photos

Overview

Photo taken by Joshua Collins in Fall 2008

BH Photo #135845

Overview: pony truss bridge over Mohican River on Brinkhaven Road (CH 77)
Location: Brinkhaven, Knox County, Ohio
Status: five span bridge, westernmost span gone, the other four are intact
History: Built 1914
Design: Warren pony truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 64.0 ft.
Total length: 333.0 ft.
Deck width: 15.4 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.46745, -82.19629 (decimal degrees)
40°28'03" N, 82°11'47" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 17/398583/4480328 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Brinkhaven
Inventory numbers: ODOT 4234650 (Ohio Dept. of Transportation structure file number)
BH 27802 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

August 31, 2022: Updated by Paul Plassman: Added categories "Mohican River", "Abandoned", "Multiple span pony truss"
March 3, 2022: Updated by Paul Plassman: Added categories "One-lane traffic", "Riveted", "8-panel truss", "Lattice Railing", "Stone piers"
September 27, 2021: New photo from David Case
August 3, 2016: New Street View added by Dana and Kay Klein
March 24, 2014: New photos from Chad Wilkins
December 17, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Added city
October 30, 2009: Updated by Joshua Collins: added gps coordinates
March 23, 2009: New photos from Joshua Collins
February 27, 2009: Updated by Joshua Collins: four of the five spans are still intact

Brinkhaven Road Bridge

Posted March 4, 2018, by Robert Harris (rharr73 [at] gmail [dot] com)

Found a map from 1896 listing this crossing as Canal St. It�s a shame the builder plaques have been removed.