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W&LE - Maumee River Swing Bridge

Lucas County, Ohio

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W&LE - Maumee River Swing Bridge

Tech drawing from Douglas Butler

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in October 2021

License: Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY)

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BH Photo #510382

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Overview
Pin-connected Pratt through truss bridge over Maumee River on Wheeling & Lake Erie RR
Location
Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio
Status
Open to traffic
Railroads
- Norfolk Southern Railway (NS)
- Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway (1990) (WLE)
Design
Pin-connected Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 345.0 ft.
Also called
NS - Maumee River Swing Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.67500, -83.49031   (decimal degrees)
41°40'30" N, 83°29'25" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/292705/4616688 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Oregon
Inventory number
BH 51950 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Have street view (29,171)
Lucas County, Ohio (86)
Maumee River (59)
Movable (3,136)
Navigable waterway (2,211)
Norfolk Southern Railway (2,101)
Ohio (4,292)
Open (41,012)
Owned by railroad (13,566)
Pin-connected (4,868)
 Pratt through truss (6,128)
Pratt truss (10,404)
Railroad (16,518)
Span length 250-500 feet (1,263)
Swing (1,576)
Through truss (17,193)
Toledo, Ohio (57)
Truss (35,942)
Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway (1990) (80)

Update Log 

  • October 23, 2021: New photo from Douglas Butler
  • April 1, 2020: New photos from Geoff Hubbs
  • May 3, 2017: New Street View added by Douglas Butler
  • December 6, 2015: New Street View added by Douglas Butler
  • August 22, 2015: Updated by Douglas Butler: Added Image
  • June 11, 2014: New photo from Douglas Butler
  • April 4, 2012: Added by Frank Hicks

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