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Old OH 124 - Little Hocking River Bridge (1930)

Washington County, Ohio

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Deck truss over Little Hocking River

Photo taken by Janis Ford in May 2008

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BH Photo #325487

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Overview
Continuous deck truss bridge over Little Hocking River on OH 124
Location
Belpre, Washington County, Ohio
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1930; replaced with modern truss in 1999
Design
Warren deck truss continuous
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 132.0 ft.
Total length: 267.0 ft.
Deck width: 29.5 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.26451, -81.69778   (decimal degrees)
39°15'52" N, 81°41'52" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/439803/4346362 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Little Hocking
Average daily traffic (as of 2015)
797
Inventory numbers
ODOT 8403783 (Ohio Dept. of Transportation structure file number)
BH 28555 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of July 2018)
Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 93.7 (out of 100)
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Categories 

Belpre, Ohio (3)
Built 1930 (1,849)
Built during 1930s (12,199)
Concrete balustrade (887)
Continuous (2,640)
Continuous truss (200)
Deck truss (1,946)
Formerly NR-eligible (452)
Have street view (29,291)
Lost (29,205)
Lost 1999 (462)
 Lost during 1990s (4,159)
Ohio (4,326)
Owned by county (21,658)
Replaced by new bridge (19,842)
Select (531)
Span length 125-175 feet (4,457)
Total length 250-500 feet (5,557)
Truss (36,056)
Warren deck truss (678)
Warren truss (7,055)
Washington County, Ohio (65)

Update Log 

  • July 28, 2016: Updated by Nathan Holth: Bridge was indeed demolished and replaced with modern truss.
  • May 26, 2015: Updated by Nathan Holth: This bridge was rehabbed instead of replaced in 1999!
  • May 25, 2015: New photo from Janis Ford
  • June 1, 2010: Updated by Bill Eichelberger: Bridge has been replaced.

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Little Hocking River Old OH 124 Bridge
Posted July 28, 2016, by Tony Dillon (spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com)

...I got a marker for them!

Thanks Todd Baslee as always for the pic of the loo

Little Hocking River Old OH 124 Bridge
Posted July 28, 2016, by Tony Dillon (spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com)

After-the-fact Historical Marker

...AKA "Tombstone"

Little Hocking River Old OH 124 Bridge
Posted July 28, 2016, by Nathan Holth (webmaster [at] historicbridges [dot] org)

Tom Barrett at ODOT was kind enough to clear up the mystery. The historic bridge was indeed demolished and replaced. I include the MOA Tom sent as well as photos Tom provided of the interpretive signage.

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Little Hocking River Old OH 124 Bridge
Posted July 19, 2016, by Nathan Holth (nathan [at] historicbridges [dot] org)

This article appears to contradict my earlier finding (and that of the historic bridge inventory) that the bridge remains historic, and instead suggests all truss materials are new, bolted, and galvanized. http://www.galvanizeit.org/project-gallery/gallery/washingto...

Little Hocking River Old OH 124 Bridge
Posted May 26, 2015, by Robert Elder (robertelder1 [at] gmail [dot] com)

It was open to traffic as of October 2013 when I drove by.

Little Hocking River OH 124 Bridge
Posted May 26, 2015, by Nathan Holth (webmaster [at] historicbridges [dot] org)

I don't think this bridge was demolished. From Historic Bridge Inventory:

The 3 span, 267'-long bridge is a continuous, Warren deck truss. It was rehabilitated in 1999 with replacement of the original deck and railings.

Little Hocking River OH 124 Bridge
Posted July 10, 2012, by Janis Ford (jford3 [at] columbus [dot] rr [dot] com)

I think this is the right bridge. It was on OH-124 over the Little Hocking River. Photo taken 5/24/08