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PRR - Maumee River Bridge (1874)

Lucas County, Ohio

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Overview
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Maumee River on Pennsylvania RR
Location
Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Temporary timber and iron bridge built 1873; permanent structure built 1874 by Union Bridge Co; replaced 1879-1880?
Builder
- Union Bridge Co. of Buffalo, New York & Athens, Pennsylvania
Railroads
- Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR)
- Toledo & Woodville Railroad
Design
Uncovered, wooden Howe through truss--1 swing span, 6 fixed spans
Also called
C&T RR Bridge?
Union Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.65456, -83.52448   (decimal degrees)
41°39'16" N, 83°31'28" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/289793/4614502 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 94712 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (9,794)
Built 1874 (143)
Built during 1870s (1,528)
Howe through truss (672)
Howe truss (823)
Lost (32,309)
Lost 1879 (4)
Lost during 1870s (119)
Lucas County, Ohio (95)
Maumee River (65)
Movable (3,195)
Navigable waterway (2,256)
 Ohio (5,115)
Owned by railroad (14,331)
Pennsylvania Railroad (1,167)
Railroad (17,179)
Replaced by new bridge (22,018)
Swing (1,624)
Through truss (19,315)
Toledo & Woodville Railroad (1)
Toledo, Ohio (65)
Truss (38,703)
Union Bridge Co. (73)

Update Log 

  • October 20, 2021: Updated by Paul Plassman: Added build date, builder. and a little more history
  • October 12, 2021: Added by Paul Plassman

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PRR - Maumee River Bridge (Oldest)
Posted October 20, 2021, by Paul Plassman

According to this article from the East Toledo Historical Society it looks like a temporary bridge was built here in 1873 and was replaced with a more permanent structure in 1874: https://www.facebook.com/EastToledoHistoricalSociety/photos/...

This article gives some interesting back information about the bridge and the companies involved in its construction: http://www.trainweb.org/annarbor/AARRHistory/Toledo%20And%20...