Myrtle Ake Road Bridge

Photos 

Not a very good picture lighting was bad

Photo taken by John Goold in April 2012

Enlarge

BH Photo #229365

Map 

Essay 

This bridge is to the right when going northbound on Interstate 77. It is between the Macksburg and Caldwell exits right after the Big Musky sign. It appears to have its original guardrail intact and is not in too bad condition despite not having a road bed.

Facts 

Overview

Abandoned pony truss bridge

Location

Noble County, Ohio

Status

Abandoned with deck removed.

History

Road abandoned when I-77 was constructed.

Builder

- Champion Bridge Co. of Wilmington, Ohio

Design

Five panel pin-connected half-hip Pratt pony truss

Approximate latitude, longitude

+39.71563, -81.51309   (decimal degrees)
39°42'56" N, 81°30'47" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

17/456021/4396321 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Caldwell South

Inventory numbers

61XXXX1
BH 51998 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• October 17, 2017: Updated by Dave King: Added category "Pin-connected"
• October 8, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added builder
• October 8, 2012: Updated by Nathan Holth: Added Detailed Information.
• October 7, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Removed category "Railroad"
• August 9, 2012: Updated by Daniel Hopkins: Added category "Railroad"
• April 9, 2012: New photos from John Goold
• April 9, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: FOUND IT
• April 8, 2012: Essay added by John Goold

Sources 

• John Goold - BlueWilliamus [at] yahoo [dot] com
• Luke
• Nathan Holth
• Iron and Early Steel Bridges of Ohio

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