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Cherry Street Bridge (1884)

Lucas County, Ohio

Photos 

Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923

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BH Photo #354363

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Pratt swing/Whipple through truss swing bridge over Maumee River on Cherry Street and Interurban tracks
Location
Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1884; western half lost in a steamship collision 1908; Replaced 1914
Builder
- Smith Bridge Co. of Toledo, Ohio
Railroads
- Interurban
- Toledo, Port Clinton, & Lakeside Railway (TPC&L)
Design
Pratt through truss swing
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.65227, -83.52799   (decimal degrees)
41°39'08" N, 83°31'41" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/289493/4614257 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Toledo
Inventory number
BH 67343 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (7,805)
Built 1884 (183)
Built during 1880s (2,044)
Interurban (945)
Lost (26,176)
Lost 1914 (58)
Lost during 1910s (544)
Lucas County, Ohio (75)
Maumee River (31)
Movable (3,048)
Ohio (3,610)
Owned by city (5,735)
Pratt through truss (5,586)
 Pratt truss (9,595)
Rail-and-Road (391)
Railroad (16,037)
Replaced by new bridge (17,714)
Smith Bridge Co. (96)
Struck by watercraft (15)
Swing (1,507)
Through truss (15,616)
Toledo, Ohio (51)
Toledo, Port Clinton, & Lakeside Railway (4)
Truss (33,712)
Whipple truss (412)

Update Log 

  • April 18, 2018: New photo from Dana and Kay Klein
  • March 31, 2018: New photos from Dana and Kay Klein
  • March 9, 2018: New photo from Douglas Butler
  • February 21, 2018: New photo from Dana and Kay Klein
  • January 13, 2017: New photo from Dana and Kay Klein
  • September 11, 2016: Updated by Luke: Added category "Smith Bridge Co."
  • April 30, 2015: Added by Luke

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