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East Bridge

Shelby County, Ohio

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East Bridge, Sidney, Ohio

1907 Postcard view

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BH Photo #486904

Map 

Description 

A slightly longer "Twin" to the Sulphur Heights Hill Bridge that existed South of town until 2007. Possibly built on the same contract as that span.

Facts 

Overview
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Great Miami River on North Street
Location
Sidney, Shelby County, Ohio
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built ca. 1886 by the Morse Bridge Company; Replaced 1931
Builder
- Morse Bridge Co. of Youngstown, Ohio
Design
(2)10-panel, pinned Pratt through trusses
Also called
North Street Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.28690, -84.14979   (decimal degrees)
40°17'13" N, 84°08'59" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/742287/4463499 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 88067 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

10-panel truss (227)
19th Century (8,388)
Built during 1880s (2,171)
Great Miami River (94)
Lost (28,506)
Lost 1931 (91)
Lost during 1930s (869)
Morse Bridge Co. (39)
Ohio (4,195)
 One-lane traffic (7,836)
Pin-connected (4,702)
Pratt through truss (6,059)
Pratt truss (10,301)
Replaced by new bridge (19,388)
Shelby County, Ohio (47)
Sidney, Ohio (11)
Through truss (16,797)
Truss (35,479)

Update Log 

  • January 14, 2022: New photos from Paul Plassman
  • December 13, 2020: New photo from Tony Dillon
  • February 4, 2020: Added by Tony Dillon

Sources 

  • Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com
  • Paul Plassman

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