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TTR - Lower Maumee River Bridge (Old)

Lucas County, Ohio

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Map 

Description 

Total length is an estimate gained by adding the span lengths together.

Facts 

Overview
Lost Warren through truss with all verticals bridge over Maumee River on Toledo Terminal Railroad
Location
Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Replaced 1930 by a double-track bridge
Railroad
- Toledo Terminal Railroad (TT)
Design
East to west:
Timber trestle, 920'
(2)6-panel, pin-connected Pratt through truss, 152' each
(1)13-panel, pin-connected Warren through truss with all verticals swing span, 353'4"
(3)8-panel, pin-connected Parker through truss, 204' each
Timber trestle, 822'
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 353.0 ft.
Total length: 3,036.0 ft. (0.6 mi.)
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.68317, -83.48160   (decimal degrees)
41°40'59" N, 83°28'54" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/293455/4617575 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Oregon
Inventory number
BH 78363 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Lost (29,916)
Lost 1930 (138)
Lost during 1930s (1,073)
Lucas County, Ohio (90)
Movable (3,156)
Ohio (4,654)
Parker through truss (1,421)
Parker truss (1,816)
Pratt through truss (6,226)
Pratt truss (10,531)
Replaced by new bridge (20,348)
 Span length 250-500 feet (1,283)
Swing (1,591)
Through truss (17,796)
Toledo Terminal Railroad (8)
Toledo, Ohio (60)
Total length over 2500 feet (966)
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 more dimensions
  • September 6, 2017: Added by Douglas Butler

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