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2nd Street Bridge

Van Wert County, Ohio, and Allen County, Ohio

Photos 

Delphos Oh Massilon Bridge comp Circa 1915

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BH Photo #376464

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Facts 

Overview
Lost Double-intersection Warren pony truss lift bridge over Miami & Erie Canal on South Main Street (now 2nd Street)
Location
Delphos, Van Wert County, Ohio, and Allen County, Ohio
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
Builder
- Massillon Bridge Co. of Massillon, Ohio
Design
Double-intersection Warren pony truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.84370, -84.34037   (decimal degrees)
40°50'37" N, 84°20'25" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/724218/4524811 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Delphos
Inventory number
BH 62776 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (7,633)
Allen County, Ohio (55)
Built 1897 (266)
Built during 1890s (2,996)
Delphos, Ohio (5)
Double-intersection Warren pony truss (203)
Double-intersection Warren truss (458)
Lost (25,018)
Lost 1930 (79)
Lost during 1930s (637)
 Massillon Bridge Co. (142)
Miami & Erie Canal (13)
Movable (2,989)
Ohio (3,431)
Pony truss (16,248)
Replaced by new bridge (16,808)
Truss (32,990)
Van Wert County, Ohio (34)
Vertical lift (420)

Update Log 

  • January 3, 2021: New photo from Douglas Butler
  • December 25, 2020: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • May 18, 2018: New photo from Dana and Kay Klein
  • April 24, 2017: Updated by Tony Dillon: Removed Allen County, Indiana from description
  • January 20, 2017: New photo from Dana and Kay Klein
  • September 1, 2014: Added by Luke based on info linked by Margot

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