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Whetstone Creek CR 146 (Claypool Rd.) Bridge

Morrow County, Ohio

Photos 

Photo taken by Brian McKee 11-12-2010

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BH Photo #186657

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost through truss bridge over Whetstone Creek on CR 146 (Claypool Rd.)
Location
Morrow County, Ohio
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1913; rehabilitated 1950; Closed to traffic after failing an inspection in December 2011; replaced 2016
Design
Bolted, Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 108.9 ft.
Total length: 110.9 ft.
Deck width: 13.8 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 12.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.42431, -83.00948   (decimal degrees)
40°25'28" N, 83°00'34" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/329531/4476792 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Waldo
Average daily traffic (as of 1992)
350
Inventory numbers
ODOT 5930154 (Ohio Dept. of Transportation structure file number)
BH 28127 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of December 2014)
Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Imminent Failure (1 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

Bolted (28)
Built 1913 (923)
Built during 1910s (10,079)
Corrugated deck (488)
Lost (30,062)
Lost 2016 (311)
Lost during 2010s (3,642)
Morrow County, Ohio (60)
Ohio (4,695)
 One-lane traffic (8,008)
Owned by county (21,726)
Pratt through truss (6,235)
Pratt truss (10,551)
Replaced by new bridge (20,461)
Span length 100-125 feet (4,622)
Through truss (17,903)
Total length 100-125 feet (5,518)
Truss (36,822)

Update Log 

  • June 26, 2022: Updated by Paul Plassman: Gone, per NBI and satellite view
  • January 1, 2012: Updated by James Baughn: Closed to traffic on Dec. 27, 2011, according to Morrow County Engineer website
  • November 14, 2010: New photos from Brian McKee
  • June 19, 2009: Updated by Joshua Collins: added road name

Sources 

  • Joshua Collins - Bigjc1979 [at] aol [dot] com
  • Brian McKee - bjmckee51 [at] yahoo [dot] com
  • Janis Ford
  • James Baughn - webmaster [at] bridgehunter [dot] com
  • Historicbridges.org - by Nathan Holth
  • Paul Plassman
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Whetstone Creek CR 146 (Claypool Rd.) Bridge
Posted June 26, 2022, by Paul Plassman

Replaced in 2016, according to the NBI...too bad, as satellite view shows new bridge on new alignment, meaning the old one could have easily been kept.