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CSX - Lower Maumee River Swing Bridge

Lucas County, Ohio

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CSX - Lower Maumee River Swing Bridge

In service

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in December 2015

License: Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY)

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Overview
Camelback through truss bridge over Maumee River on CSX RR
Location
Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1930 to replace a single-track bridge
Builders
- American Bridge Co. of New York
- Foundation Co. of New York (substructure)
Railroads
- CSX Railroad (CSX)
- Toledo Terminal Railroad (TT)
Design
East to west:
Deck plate girder span, 60'
(2)6-panel, riveted Warren through truss with all verticals, 152' each
Riveted, 10-panel Camelback swing through truss, 353'4"
(3)6-panel, riveted Warren through truss with all verticals, 204' each
Deck plate girder span, 60'
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 353.0 ft.
Total length: 1,415.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.68367, -83.48276   (decimal degrees)
41°41'01" N, 83°28'58" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/293360/4617633 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Oregon
Inventory number
BH 51951 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

American Bridge Co. (1,681)
Built 1930 (1,857)
Built during 1930s (12,245)
CSX Railroad (1,816)
Camelback truss (419)
Foundation Co. (15)
Have street view (29,851)
Lucas County, Ohio (90)
Maumee River (62)
Movable (3,156)
Navigable waterway (2,224)
Ohio (4,654)
Open (41,199)
 Owned by railroad (13,726)
Railroad (16,665)
Riveted (2,644)
Span length 250-500 feet (1,283)
Swing (1,591)
Through truss (17,796)
Toledo Terminal Railroad (8)
Toledo, Ohio (60)
Total length 1000-2500 feet (2,021)
Truss (36,690)
Warren through truss (1,724)
Warren through truss with all verticals (457)
Warren truss (7,088)

Update Log 

  • August 5, 2022: Updated by Paul Plassman: Added dimensions and substructure contractor
  • January 18, 2022: Updated by John Marvig: added builder and build date and dimensions
  • December 21, 2021: Updated by John Marvig: added builder
  • January 11, 2020: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • May 3, 2017: New Street View added by Douglas Butler
  • December 10, 2015: New Street View added by Douglas Butler
  • September 16, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Added build date
  • April 4, 2012: Added by Frank Hicks

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CSX Lower Maumee River Swing Bridge
Posted September 16, 2013, by J. G. (jcg [dot] apollosoyuz [at] gmail [dot] com)

This bridge was built ~1900-1903 as the Lower Maumee bridge for the Toledo Terminal railroad; unlike the Upper Maumee TTRR bridge, this one is still active thanks to the GM Powertrain facility on Alexis Rd. in north Toledo.