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East Main Street Bridge

Licking County, Ohio

Photos 

Oblique view

Photo taken 2005 by Gregory S. Hamilton

BH Photo #108325

Map 

Street View 

Facts 

Overview
Through truss bridge over North Fork Licking River on East Main Street in Newark
Location
Newark, Licking County, Ohio
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1898 by the Massillon Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1978
Builder
- Massillon Bridge Co. of Massillon, Ohio
Railroads
- Columbus, Newark & Zanesville Traction Co. (CN&Z)
- Interurban
Design
Pin-connected, 9-panel Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 150.9 ft.
Total length: 157.2 ft.
Deck width: 35.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 20.0 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.05947, -82.39638   (decimal degrees)
40°03'34" N, 82°23'47" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/380907/4435292 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Newark
Average daily traffic (as of 2015)
7,562
Inventory numbers
ODOT 4560175 (Ohio Dept. of Transportation structure file number)
BH 27863 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of November 2018)
Overall condition: Good
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 91.3 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

19th Century (9,088)
9-panel truss (271)
Built 1898 (335)
Built during 1890s (3,281)
Columbus, Newark & Zanesville Traction Co. (3)
Have street view (29,915)
Interurban (1,023)
Licking County, Ohio (90)
Massillon Bridge Co. (165)
NR-eligible (4,125)
Newark, Ohio (23)
Ohio (4,695)
Open (41,207)
 Owned by city (6,160)
Pin-connected (5,075)
Pratt through truss (6,235)
Pratt truss (10,551)
Rail-and-Road (400)
Railroad (16,672)
Select (531)
Skewed (5,073)
Span length 125-175 feet (4,499)
Through truss (17,903)
Total length 125-175 feet (6,353)
Truss (36,822)

Update Log 

  • March 30, 2022: New photos from Paul Plassman
  • July 19, 2015: New photo from Janis Ford
  • July 8, 2014: New Street View added by Ralph Demars
  • January 12, 2006: Posted photos from Gregory S. Hamilton

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Comments 

East Main Street Bridge
Posted October 29, 2009, by Martin Davis (martindavis57 [at] yahoo [dot] com)

This bridge was once scheduled for replacement, but the Licking County Engineer opted for a thorough rehabilitation instead due to its historic character and exceptionally high load capacity for its era (it was designed to carry light rail traffic, either streetcars or interurbans). This relatively recent work accounts for its excellent condition.