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6th Street Bridge - Muskingum River Canal

Muskingum County, Ohio

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6th Street Bridge

A Strauss type bascule bridge once in operation today the bridge is in the fixed position.

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013

License: Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY)

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BH Photo #283305

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Description 

Zanesville at one time has 6 drawbridges (See Movable Bridge Engineering Terry L. Koglin) on the listings of movable bridges of north america in the past before they were replaced with new bridges or some converted to fixed span bridges, however 2 rail drawbridges are in existence the Strauss type and a fixed position swing span bridge hidden next by 4 trussed bridges.

Facts 

Overview
Lost Bascule Lift Bridge over the Muskingum River Canal on 6th Street
Location
Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1914-5; rehabilitated 1977; Replaced 2000
Builders
- Childers Construction Co. of Columbus, Ohio (Superstructure)
- J.A. Swingle of Zanesville, Ohio (Substructure)
- Strauss Bascule Bridge Co. of Chicago, Illinois (Bascule Designer)
Railroads
- Southeast Ohio Railway & Light Co. (SEOR&L)
- Southeastern Ohio Railway (SEO)
- Streetcar
Design
Deck girder bascule over the Muskingum River Canal
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 147.0 ft.
Total length: 75.0 ft.
Deck width: 39.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.93617, -82.00568   (decimal degrees)
39°56'10" N, 82°00'20" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/414074/4421156 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Zanesville West
Inventory numbers
ODOT 6000487 (Ohio Dept. of Transportation structure file number)
BH 60906 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Bascule (1,108)
Built 1914 (894)
Built during 1910s (10,242)
Childers Construction Co. (1)
Deck girder (6,624)
Girder (11,670)
J.A. Swingle (1)
Lost (31,832)
Lost 2000 (417)
Lost during 2000s (4,475)
Movable (3,191)
Muskingum County, Ohio (142)
Muskingum River Canal (1)
Navigable waterway (2,242)
 Ohio (5,052)
Plate girder (9,183)
Rail-and-Road (403)
Railroad (17,011)
Replaced by new bridge (21,710)
Southeast Ohio Railway & Light Co. (1)
Southeastern Ohio Railway (1)
Span length 125-175 feet (4,603)
Strauss Bascule Bridge Co. (178)
Strauss Underneath Counterweight Bascule (52)
Streetcar (292)
Total length 75-100 feet (7,077)
Zanesville, Ohio (34)

Update Log 

  • September 5, 2021: New photo from Douglas Butler
  • August 22, 2019: New Street View added by Timothy and Joann Phillips
  • August 20, 2019: Updated by Tony Dillon: Changed this to being over the canal and not the main channel.
  • January 9, 2016: Updated by Luke: Builders
  • May 9, 2014: Added by Douglas Butler

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