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Amity Pike Bridge

Madison County, Ohio

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Warren polygonal pony truss bridge over Big Darby on Amity Pike
Location
Madison County, Ohio
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1958; replaced 2008
Design
Two-span polygonal Warren pony truss with alternating verticals, built atop stone piers from the previous covered bridge
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 104.0 ft.
Total length: 208.0 ft.
Deck width: 20.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.06957, -83.24926   (decimal degrees)
40°04'10" N, 83°14'57" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/308190/4437903 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Hilliard
Inventory numbers
ODOT 4931130 (Ohio Dept. of Transportation structure file number)
BH 27961 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1958 (368)
Built during 1950s (4,008)
Corrugated deck (488)
Lost (28,489)
Lost 2008 (375)
Lost during 2000s (4,406)
Madison County, Ohio (24)
Ohio (4,189)
Owned by county (21,610)
 Polygonal Warren pony truss with alternating verticals (211)
Polygonal Warren truss (1,140)
Pony truss (17,012)
Replaced by new bridge (19,375)
Span length 100-125 feet (4,554)
Total length 175-250 feet (4,478)
Truss (35,469)
Warren truss (7,002)

Update Log 

  • December 13, 2021: Updated by Paul Plassman: Changed build date from 1934 to 1958 as historic aerials and other sources all say the previous covered bridge survived until 1957
  • September 16, 2021: Updated by Dave King: Added loss date
  • October 25, 2011: Updated by J.P.: bridge has been replaced
  • April 13, 2010: Updated by Bill Eichelberger: Mapped.

Related Bridges 

Sources 

  • Bill Eichelberger
  • J.P. - wildcatjon2000 [at] gmail [dot] com
  • Dave King - DKinghawkfan [at] hotmail [dot] com
  • Flickr - Image
  • Paul Plassman

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