6th Street Bridge (1885)

Photos 

1913 Photo

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BH Photo #450703

Map 

Facts 

Overview

Lost five-span through truss bridge over Muskingum River and canal on 6th Street

Location

Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio

Status

Replaced by a new bridge

History

Built 1885; opened to traffic December 7, 1885; destroyed by flood March 26, 1913; replaced 1914

Builders

- Columbia Bridge Co. of Dayton, Ohio [also known as Columbia Bridge Works]
- Columbia Bridge Works of Dayton, Ohio
- T.B. Townsend of Zanesville, Ohio (Substructure)

Design

Pratt through truss
4 spans over Muskingum River + 1 swing truss over canal

Approximate latitude, longitude

+39.93530, -82.00621   (decimal degrees)
39°56'07" N, 82°00'22" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

17/414028/4421060 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Zanesville West

Inventory number

BH 70484 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• March 8, 2023: New photo from Paul Plassman
• April 26, 2022: New photo from Paul Plassman
• January 15, 2022: Updated by Paul Plassman: Added categories "Pin-connected", "Destroyed by flood", "Great Flood of 1913"
• September 28, 2021: Updated by Paul Plassman: Added dimensions and dates of opening and destruction
• December 4, 2020: Updated by Luke: Corrected builder to pre-existing category
• December 4, 2020: Updated by Art Suckewer: tweaked the builder names
• June 24, 2019: New photos from Nathan Holth
• January 9, 2016: Added by Luke

Related Bridges 

• 6th Street Bridge - Muskingum River Canal (Successor)
• 6th Street Bridge (1914) (Successor)

Sources 

• Paul Plassman
• Nathan Holth
• Zanesville in the Flood of 1913 - Photo With Caption
• Historical Marker
• Luke
• Past & Present of the City of Zanesville & Muskingham County, Ohio: Together with Biographical Sketches of Many of Its Leading & Prominent Citizens & Illustrious Dead" by J Hope Sutor - Book
• Ohio Memory - Image taken during the 1913 Flood
• Art Suckewer - Asuckewer [at] knite [dot] com

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