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West Columbus Street Bridge

Logan County, Ohio

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West Columbus Street Bridge

Photo taken by Jack Schmidt in June 2015

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BH Photo #341559

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Description 

NBI lists this pony as being built in 1879. It is the only known example of the work of the Ohio Bridge & Iron Works Company from Urbana.

Facts 

Overview
Pony truss bridge over Indiana & Ohio Railway on West Columbus Street
Location
West Liberty, Logan County, Ohio
Status
Intact but closed to all traffic
Builder
- Ohio Bridge & Iron Works Co. of Urbana, Ohio
Design
Pinned Pratt pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 68.9 ft.
Total length: 75.1 ft.
Deck width: 16.1 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.25339, -83.76323   (decimal degrees)
40°15'12" N, 83°45'48" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/264990/4459545 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Bellefontaine
Inventory numbers
ODOT 4660005 (Ohio Dept. of Transportation structure file number)
BH 70034 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (9,059)
Built 1879 (121)
Built during 1870s (1,399)
Closed (2,764)
Logan County, Ohio (54)
Ohio (4,666)
Ohio Bridge & Iron Works Co. (1)
Owned by city (6,162)
 Pony truss (17,222)
Pratt pony truss (4,020)
Pratt truss (10,535)
Skewed (5,071)
Span length 50-75 feet (10,549)
Total length 75-100 feet (6,939)
Truss (36,744)
West Liberty, Ohio (1)

Update Log 

  • October 29, 2021: Updated by Nathan Holth: Added builder per David Simmons
  • August 21, 2016: Updated by Tony Dillon: Added category "Skewed"
  • November 18, 2015: Added by Jack Schmidt

Sources 

  • Jack Schmidt - jjturtle [at] earthlink [dot] net
  • Nathan Holth
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West Columbus Street Bridge
Posted July 17, 2021, by John Marvig (marvigj27 [at] gmail [dot] com)

https://www.flickr.com/photos/gaylenblosser/28314872967/

Side view of the bridge. Apparently NBI dates this bridge to 1879? I am not sure, but this bridge could have a long history.