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Herman Avenue Bridge

Montgomery County, Ohio

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Herman Avenue Bridge

The Dayton Herald: November 17 1905

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BH Photo #452347

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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
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)

Categories 

Built 1905 (822)
Built during 1900s (7,639)
Dayton, Ohio (46)
Great Miami River (94)
Lost (28,476)
Lost 1960 (91)
Lost during 1960s (930)
Montgomery County, Ohio (76)
New Castle Bridge Co. of Indianapolis, Indiana (5)
Ohio (4,189)
 Owned by city (6,082)
Parker through truss (1,409)
Parker truss (1,804)
Pratt through truss (6,057)
Pratt truss (10,299)
Span length 175-250 feet (2,058)
Through truss (16,782)
Total length 500-1000 feet (3,061)
Truss (35,458)

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
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Herman Avenue Bridge
Posted July 17, 2019, by Melissa Brand-Welch (melissabrandwelch [at] msn [dot] com)

Thanks Tony ! I immediately thought of you when I read New Castle as the builder !

Herman Avenue Bridge
Posted July 17, 2019, by Tony Dillon (spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com)

Great find Melissa!