Factory Road Bridge

Photos

Looking East

Photo taken by Anthony Dillon in July 2010

BH Photo #169196

Overview: Lost Pony truss bridge over Leslies Run on TR 341(E Factory Road)
Location: Preble County, Ohio
Status: Removed and replaced
History: Built ca.1900
Design: Pinned,Pratt pony truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 47.9 ft.
Total length: 55.1 ft.
Deck width: 15.7 ft.
Also called: Leslies Run TR 341 Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.72258, -84.50518 (decimal degrees)
39°43'21" N, 84°30'19" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/713828/4399943 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: West Alexandria
Average daily traffic (as of 1969): 70
Inventory numbers: ODOT 6838154 (Ohio Dept. of Transportation structure file number)
BH 28267 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of October 2009): Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 27.1 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

December 23, 2010: Updated by Bill Eichelberger: Bridge has been replaced.
September 26, 2010: Updated by Anthony Dillon: Sadly, this nice pinned Pratt pony is now gone.
April 1, 2010: Updated by Bill Eichelberger: Mapped

Factory Road Bridge

Posted December 23, 2010, by Craig Philpott (cphilpott [at] puc [dot] edu)

These little pony trusses are being replaced at a rapid pace. I really like the little things. "Progress" can be disappointing.

Factory Road Bridge

Posted September 25, 2010, by Eric Root (ejort [at] yahoo [dot] com)

This bridge is gone, modern bridge is open with signs of very recent work as of September 25 2010.