Bridge Street Bridge (2nd)

Photos 

Columbus Pike is the non-RR Bridge

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BH Photo #272675

Map 

Facts 

Overview

Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Scioto River on Bridge Street/Columbus Pike

Location

Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio

Status

Replaced by a new bridge

History

Built 1886 by the Smith Bridge Company; one span collapsed under truck 1943 and replaced by steel girders; totally replaced 1953

Builder

- Smith Bridge Co. of Toledo, Ohio

Design

(3)10-panel, pinned Pratt through trusses

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 140.0 ft.
Total length: 420.0 ft.

Also called

Columbus Pike Bridge

Approximate latitude, longitude

+39.34242, -82.97595   (decimal degrees)
39°20'33" N, 82°58'33" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

17/329719/4356638 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Chillicothe East

Inventory number

BH 59159 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• October 5, 2021: Updated by Paul Plassman: Added "2nd" to bridge's name to distinguish it from the original covered bridge
• October 5, 2021: Updated by Tony Dillon: Fixed length
• October 12, 2020: Updated by Tony Dillon: Added build and demo dates
• July 25, 2019: New photos from Melissa Brand-Welch
• November 24, 2016: New photo from Dana and Kay Klein
• January 12, 2014: Updated by Luke Harden: Added builder with aid from Tony
• January 10, 2014: New photos from Luke Harden
• January 7, 2014: Added by Luke Harden

Related Bridges 

• Bridge Street Bridge (1st) (Predecessor)

Sources 

• Melissa Brand-Welch - melissabrandwelch [at] msn [dot] com
• Ross County Old Bridges - Imagery
• Luke
• Dana and Kay Klein
• Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com
• Paul Plassman

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