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Scioto Street Bridge (Pre 1937)
Description
Appears to be an 1890's product of WIBCo.
Facts
- Overview
- Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Scioto River on Scioto Street
- Location
- Lucasville, Scioto County, Ohio
- Status
- Removed but not replaced
- History
- Possibly lost after 1937 flood
- Builder
- - Wrought Iron Bridge Co. of Canton, Ohio (Likely Fabricator based on plaque style)
- Design
- Pin-connected, 8-panel Pratt through truss with at least three spans
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +38.87548, -83.01408 (decimal degrees)
38°52'32" N, 83°00'51" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
- Approximate UTM coordinates
- 17/325284/4304886 (zone/easting/northing)
- Inventory number
- BH 94679 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- January 20, 2022: Updated by Tony Dillon: Added likely fabricator.
- January 20, 2022: Updated by Paul Plassman: Added categories "8-panel truss", "A-frame portal", "One-lane traffic", "Pin-connected"
- October 11, 2021: New photo from Melissa Brand-Welch
- October 11, 2021: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10219475954836901&set=g...
According to this post, the bridge at Lucasville was built in 1904 and demolished in 1972.
However, this contradicts another post that says a bridge at Lucasville (possibly the 1879 bridge) washed out in 1913, so I'm not sure I place too much stock in these dates.