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Total length is an estimate. This bridge was replaced by the current structure around 1902-1903.

Overview: Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Maumee River on New York Central Railroad (formerly Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railroad)
Location: Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
History: Built 1877 by the Kellogg Bridge Co.; replaced 1902 by Baltimore through truss bridge
Builder: - Kellogg Bridge Co. of Buffalo, New York
Railroad: - Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railroad (LS&MS)
Design: Iron Whipple through truss
East to west:
One 167' Whipple through truss span
One 190' Whipple through truss swing span
Two 167' Whipple through truss spans
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 190.0 ft.
Total length: 700.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +41.63243, -83.53143 (decimal degrees)
41°37'57" N, 83°31'53" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 17/289142/4612062 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number: BH 94788 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Paul Plassman
Annual Report of the Commissioner of Railroads and Telegraphs - Ohio (1883) - Page 408
Ohio Memory - Image
Ohio Memory - Portal view--Fassett Street Bridge in background
Ohio Memory - Side view
Ohio Memory - Another portal view
Ohio Memory - Image of bridge with current bridge under construction alongside
Ohio Memory - Full south elevation