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2nd Street Bridge

Van Wert County, Ohio, and Allen County, Ohio

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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 (8,347)
Allen County, Ohio (56)
Built 1897 (284)
Built during 1890s (3,191)
Delphos, Ohio (6)
Double-intersection Warren pony truss (217)
Double-intersection Warren truss (494)
Lost (28,432)
Lost 1930 (107)
Lost during 1930s (861)
 Massillon Bridge Co. (156)
Miami & Erie Canal (16)
Movable (3,114)
Ohio (4,181)
Pony truss (17,008)
Replaced by new bridge (19,337)
Truss (35,421)
Van Wert County, Ohio (35)
Vertical lift (428)

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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