Historic Bridges: Toledo Bridge Company of Toledo, Ohio (Former Smith Bridge Company of Toledo, Ohio)

Special Bridge Conditions Legend: R - Former location of relocated bridge. ! - At risk for demolition or destruction. X - Confirmed demolished or collapsed. S  - Dismantled and/or in storage. L -  Severe loss of historic integrity due to alteration.

Black River Bridge
Posey County Bridge 53

Griffin Road Over Black River in Rural: Posey County, Indiana, United States

Metal 10 Panel Pin-Connected Camelback Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Through Girder, Fixed

Length: 242 ft. Main Span: 165 ft. Roadway: 16.7 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1892 By: Toledo Bridge Company of Toledo, Ohio (Former Smith Bridge Company of Toledo, Ohio)

This truss bridge has an unusual subdivided center panel and strangely lists the name of the river it crosses on the portal.

Bloomsbury Bridge

Church Street (CR-579) Over Musconetcong River in Bloomsbury: Hunterdon County, New Jersey and Warren County, New Jersey, United States

Metal 6 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 112 ft. Main Span: 105 ft. Roadway: 28 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1892 By: Toledo Bridge Company of Toledo, Ohio (Former Smith Bridge Company of Toledo, Ohio)

This one-lane truss bridge was widened to two lanes and placed on top of a new steel stringer bridge.

Crommer Park Bridge
Old Elm Street Bridge

Pedestrian Walkway Over Clear Fork in Pioneer: Williams County, Ohio, United States

Metal 2 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Half-Hip Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 31 ft. Main Span: 30 ft. Roadway: 14.1 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1898 By: Toledo Bridge Company of Toledo, Ohio (Former Smith Bridge Company of Toledo, Ohio)

This relocated and preserved pony truss bridge is noted for its tiny size, lacing on the top chord and end posts, and as a locally rare surviving example of its type.

Kedzie Avenue CN Railroad Bridge
Chicago, Madison and Northern Railroad Bridge

Railroad (Canadian National, Former Chicago, Madison and Northern) Over Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal in Chicago: Cook County, Illinois, United States

Metal Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Movable: Swing (Center Pier)

Length: 479 ft. Main Span: 474 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1899 By: Toledo Bridge Company of Toledo, Ohio (Former Smith Bridge Company of Toledo, Ohio)

The longest swing span in Cook County, this center-pivot swing bridge has an attractive peak at the center of its span, unlike two nearby swing bridges.

Lesher Road Bridge

Lesher Road (TR-614) Over Pithole Creek in Rural: Venango County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal 5 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Half-Hip Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 72 ft. Main Span: 61 ft. Roadway: 10.8 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1897 By: Toledo Bridge Company of Toledo, Ohio (Former Smith Bridge Company of Toledo, Ohio)

This small pony truss was spared demolition by adding a load-bearing stringer bridge on top of the truss deck.

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Orange Road Bridge

Orange Road Over Olentangy River in Rural: Delaware County, Ohio, United States

Metal 9 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 182 ft. Main Span: 180 ft. Roadway: 16 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1898 By: Toledo Bridge Company of Toledo, Ohio (Former Smith Bridge Company of Toledo, Ohio)

Although bypassed, this bridge with remarkable historic integrity is having its fate decided, and could face demolition.

Powell Bridge
TR-48 Bridge

TR-48 Over Tiderishi Ditch in Rural: Hancock County, Ohio, United States

Metal 3 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Half-Hip Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 40 ft. Main Span: 35 ft. Roadway: 14 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built By: Toledo Bridge Company of Toledo, Ohio (Former Smith Bridge Company of Toledo, Ohio)

A small half-hip pony truss turns an otherwise nondescript road into something worth driving down.

Sterling Road Bridge

M-156 Sidewalk Over Silver Creek in Morenci: Lenawee County, Michigan, United States

Metal 5 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 82 ft. Main Span: 80 ft. Roadway: 15.4 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1897 By: Toledo Bridge Company of Toledo, Ohio (Former Smith Bridge Company of Toledo, Ohio)

This small through truss was moved from Hillsdale County to Morenci to serve pedestrian traffic.

Toledo Norfolk Southern Railroad Bridge
Toledo New York Central Railroad Bridge

Railroad (Norfolk Southern) Over Maumee River in Toledo: Lucas County, Ohio, United States

Metal Rivet-Connected Double-Intersection Warren Through Truss, Movable: Swing (Center Pier) and Approach Spans: Metal Rivet-Connected Double-Intersection Warren Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 760 ft. Main Span: 300 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1902 By: Toledo Bridge Company of Toledo, Ohio (Former Smith Bridge Company of Toledo, Ohio)

This swing bridge is noted for an unusual truss configuration.

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