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Herman Avenue Bridge
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Herman Avenue Bridge
The Dayton Herald: November 17 1905
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BH Photo #452347
Description
Although the article refers to the main span as being a sub-divided Pratt it appears to be a Parker.
Facts
- Overview
- Lost Parker through truss bridge over Great Miami River on Herman Avenue
- Location
- Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio
- Status
- Removed but not replaced
- Builder
- - New Castle Bridge Co. of Indianapolis, Indiana
- Design
- Parker through truss with 2 Pratt through trusses on each side
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 190.0 ft.
Total length: 750.0 ft.
Deck width: 19.0 ft.
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +39.77133, -84.18962 (decimal degrees)
39°46'17" N, 84°11'23" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
- Approximate UTM coordinates
- 16/740709/4406155 (zone/easting/northing)
- Inventory number
- BH 85941 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- November 11, 2021: New photo from Melissa Brand-Welch
- February 1, 2020: Updated by Art Suckewer: Added photo and realigned pin
- July 17, 2019: Updated by Tony Dillon: Added truss type
- July 17, 2019: Added by Melissa Brand-Welch
Sources
- Melissa Brand-Welch - melissabrandwelch [at] msn [dot] com
- Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com
- Art Suckewer - Asuckewer [at] knite [dot] com
Thanks Tony ! I immediately thought of you when I read New Castle as the builder !