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Allen Road Bridge

Status: Replaced by new bridge

Location: 39.313334,-84.426423

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Carries Allen Road over
Design: truss/pony/polygonal
Design Details: Polygonal Warren pony truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost pony truss bridge on Allen Road in West Chester Township
History: Built 1956; replaced Summer 2005
Built: 1956

Location: Butler County

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108141

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108142

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Nighttime view

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BO - Stone Arch Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.400000,-84.570000

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Carries CSX Railroad over A-C Streets and Arch Street
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 665.0 Feet
Span Length: 34.1 Feet

Overview: Stone arch bridge on CSX Railroad in Hamilton
History: Built 1855 as an approach to the Great Miami River bridge
Built: 1855

Location: Butler County

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Black Covered Bridge 35-09-03

Status: Open to pedestrians only

Location: 39.523667,-84.735000

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Carries Corso Road over Four Mile Creek
Design: truss/through/long
Design Details: Heavily modified Long variant
Total Length: 206.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Covered bridge over Four Mile Creek on Corso Road, north of Oxford
History: Built 1868-69 by Bandin, Butin and Bowman; rehabilitated 2000
Built: 1868

Location: Butler County

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108143

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Overview

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108144

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Historical marker

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147593

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Pre-restoration Black Bridge, January, 1984

Photo taken by Bill Eichelberger

147594

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Photo taken by Bill Eichelberger

147595

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Photo taken by Bill Eichelberger in November 2008

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PughsMillBridge

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Columbus Metropolitan Library

287924

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Photo taken by Andrew Raker in September 2008

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Photo taken by Andrew Raker in August 2008

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347737

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347738

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347741

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Photo taken by Mike Mullins in January 2016

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Photo taken by Bill Eichelberger in October 2016

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Photo taken by Bill Eichelberger in October 2016

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Photo taken by Bill Eichelberger in October 2016

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Photo taken by Bill Eichelberger in October 2016

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367462

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367466

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367467

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City Road 1575 Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

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Carries City Road 1575 over Central Avenue
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed-spandrel arch
Total Length: 66.9 Feet
Span Length: 49.9 Feet

Overview: Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Central Avenue on City Road 1575
History: Built 1925
Built: 1925

Location: Butler County

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Dry Fork Creek Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 39.350000,-84.775000

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Carries Okeana-Drewersburg Road over Dry Fork Creek
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Through truss
Total Length: 126.0 Feet
Span Length: 122.1 Feet

Overview: Through truss bridge over Dry Fork Creek on Okeana-Drewersburg Road
History: Built 1927
Built: 1927

Location: Butler County

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281779

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CSX - G Street Bridge

Status: Intact but closed to all traffic

Location: 39.403922,-84.575884

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Carries G Street (CR 290) over CSX RR
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed-spandrel arch
Total Length: 124.0 Feet
Span Length: 65.9 Feet

Overview: Two-span concrete arch bridge over CSX RR on G Street (CR 290) in Hamilton
History:
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Location: Butler County

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Gates Road Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.401117,-84.720107

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Carries Gates Road (TR 188) over Branch of Indian Creek
Design: truss/pony/pratt
Design Details: Pratt pony truss
Total Length: 24.9 Feet
Span Length: 21.0 Feet

Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over branch of Indian Creek on Gates Road (TR 188)
History:
Built: 1931

Location: Butler County

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High Street Bridge (1915)

Status: No longer exists

Location: 39.401667,-84.566667

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Carries OH 129 over Great Miami River
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed-spandrel arch
Total Length: 503.0 Feet
Span Length: 95.1 Feet

Overview: Lost five-span concrete arch bridge over Great Miami River on OH 129
History: Built 1915; rehabilitated 1946; replaced 2005
Built: 1915

Location: Butler County

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394952

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Published prior to 1923

443150

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Circa 1914

Old Postcard View

443151

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Old Postcard View

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High Street Bridge

looking west

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High Street Bridge

looking west

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Gregory Creek Bridge

Status: replaced by a new bridge

Location: 39.431667,-84.436667

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Carries TR 131 over Gregory Creek
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Through truss
Total Length: 130.9 Feet
Span Length: 125.0 Feet

Overview: Through truss bridge over Gregory Creek on TR 131 in Monroe
History: Built 1923; rehabilitated 1985
Built: 1923

Location: Butler County

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CSX - Great Miami River Bridge (Hamilton)

Status: Open to railroad traffic

Location: 39.398720,-84.568307

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Carries CSX Transportation over Great Miami River
Design: truss/through/warren/sub-panels
Design Details: Warren through truss with sub-panels and 17 stone arches over Arch Street
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Through truss railroad bridge over the Great Miami River in Hamilton
History: Built 1913
Built: 1913

Location: Butler County

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108145

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287117

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287118

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287119

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287120

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287121

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287122

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287123

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287124

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CSX - Great Miami River Bridge (Hamilton)

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Smith Park Trail Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.522759,-84.395766

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Carries Pedestrian Pathway over Hydraulic Canal
Design: truss/bedstead/double-warren
Design Details: Bedstead pony truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Pony truss bridge over Hydraulic Canal on Pedestrian Pathway
History:
Built:

Location: Butler County

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Photo taken by Janis Ford July 2007

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Seven Mile Creek Bridge

Status: Bridge has been replaced.

Location: 39.523129,-84.610897

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Carries State Road (CR 65) over Seven Mile Creek
Design: truss/pony/warren
Design Details: Warren pony truss
Total Length: 236.9 Feet
Span Length: 107.0 Feet

Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over Seven Mile Creek on State Road (CR 65)
History: Built 1935; rehabilitated 1969; replaced 2003
Built: 1935

Location: Butler County

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Taylor School Road Bridge

Status: Bridge has been replaced.

Location: 39.479324,-84.563894

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Carries Taylor School Road (CR 233) over Seven Mile Creek
Design: truss/pony/warren
Design Details: Warren pony truss
Total Length: 208.0 Feet
Span Length: 98.1 Feet

Overview: Lost Pony truss bridge over Seven Mile Creek on Taylor School Road (CR 233)
History: Built 1928; rehabilitated 1979; Replaced 2002
Built: 1928

Location: Butler County

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281778

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Governor Bebb Park Covered Bridge 35-09-02

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Location: 39.371747,-84.804288

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Carries over
Design: other
Design Details: Thought to be a Wernwag truss, but there seems to be some question. This bridge was made from half of 35-09-24 that was moved to this location around 1886.
Total Length: 120.0 Feet
Span Length: 120.0 Feet

Overview: Through truss bridge
History: Originally located across Indian Creek on Fairfield Road west of Oxford. Moved in 1966 to Governor Bebb Park in Morgan Township.
Built: 1886

Location: Butler County

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Photo taken by Bill Eichelberger

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Photo taken by James McCray in September 2020

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Liberty Fairfield Road Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 39.429603,-84.476373

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Carries Liberty Fairfield Road (CR 113) over Great Miami River
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed-spandrel arch
Total Length: 633.0 Feet
Span Length: 103.0 Feet

Overview: Lost six-span concrete arch bridge over Great Miami River on Liberty Fairfield Road (CR 113)
History: Built 1913; rehabilitated 1980; Replaced 2008
Built: 1913

Location: Butler County

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281781

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281785

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Black Street Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.409777,-84.558995

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Carries Black Street over Great Miami River
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed-spandrel arch
Total Length: 708.0 Feet
Span Length: 93.2 Feet

Overview: Seven-span concrete arch bridge over Great Miami River on Black Street in Hamilton
History: Built 1922
Built: 1922

Location: Butler County

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143202

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Overview

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143203

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View from north

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143204

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Deck view

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143205

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Decorative urn

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143206

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Plaque

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Crawford Street Tunnel

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.503185,-84.392012

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Carries OH 122 over Crawford Street
Design: culvert/concrete
Design Details: Concrete culvert
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Concrete culvert bridge over Crawford Street on OH 122
History:
Built:

Location: Butler County

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main entrance

added by james back from the ODOT site

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Hamilton New London Road Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 39.363333,-84.643333

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Carries Ham New London Road over Indian Creek
Design: truss/pony/polygonal
Design Details: Two span welded polygonal Warren pony truss bridge. This is not one of Ohio's modern welded pony truss bridges, and is/was 58 years old at the time of demolition.
Total Length: 158.1 Feet
Span Length: 73.2 Feet

Overview: Lost Polygonal Warren pony truss bridge over Indian Creek on Ham New London Road
History: Built 1952; rehabilitated 1983; replaced 2010
Built: 1952

Location: Butler County

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NS - Seven Mile Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.552508,-84.639997

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Carries Norfolk Southern Railway over Seven Mile Creek
Design: truss/pony/warren/verticals
Design Details: Warren pony truss with all verticals
Total Length: 214.0 Feet
Span Length: 110.0 Feet

Overview: Warren pony truss with all verticals bridge over Seven Mile Creek on Norfolk Southern Railway
History:
Built:

Location: Butler County

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NS - Seven Mile Creek Bridge

Status: Open

Location: 39.564017,-84.644615

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Carries Norfolk Southern Railway over Seven Mile Creek
Design: truss/pony/warren/verticals
Design Details: Warren pony truss with all verticals
Total Length: 180.0 Feet
Span Length: 100.0 Feet

Overview: Warren pony truss with all verticals bridge over Seven Mile Creek on Norfolk Southern Railway
History:
Built:

Location: Butler County

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Main Street Bridge

Status: Destroyed by severe weather

Location: 39.401316,-84.564600

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Carries Main Street over Great Miami River
Design: truss/through/baltimore
Design Details: Baltimore through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Baltimore through truss bridge over Great Miami River on Main Street
History: Built 1895; Lost to flooding in 1913.
Built: 1895

Location: Butler County

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Flood View 1913

Old Postcard View

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Columbus Metropolitan Library

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Columbus Metropolitan Library

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Published prior to 1923

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Published prior to 1923

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Published prior to 1923

351153

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1910 Postmark

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351154

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Hamilton OH High & Main Street Bridge Largest Single Span Truss Bridge 1905

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Hamilton OH High & Main Street Bridge 1910postmark

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Circa 1913

Old Postcard View

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Circa 1913

Old Postcard View

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High-Main Street Bridge

Builder Information

The Hamilton Daily Republican: June 29 1895

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High-Main Street Bridge

Article

Dayton Daily News: September 24 1954

450655

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High-Main Street Bridge

Dayton Daily News: September 24 1954

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High-Main Street Bridge

Dayton Daily News: September 24 1954

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Circa 1910

Old Postcard View

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High Street Bridge captured as it was falling during the 1913 flood.

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NS - Erie Boulevard Overpass

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.390556,-84.547500

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Carries Railroad (NS) over OH-4
Design: truss/pony/warren/verticals
Design Details: Warren pony truss with all verticals
Total Length: 106.0 Feet
Span Length: 98.1 Feet

Overview: Pony truss bridge over OH-4 on Railroad (NS)
History: Built 1951?
Built: 1951

Location: Butler County

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Erie Boulevard Overpass

1907 view

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Collinsville Covered Bridge 35-09-11x

Status: Destroyed

Location: 39.523088,-84.610907

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Carries State Road over Seven Mile Creek
Design: truss/through/partridge
Design Details: Partridge through truss
Total Length: 192.8 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Covered Partridge through truss bridge over Seven Mile Creek on State Road
History: Built 1870; Destroyed
Built: 1870

Location: Butler County

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Drawing

Title: South Elevation, Section - Covered Bridge, Spanning Seven Mile Creek, Collinsville, Butler County, OH

HABS

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Drawing

Title: 1/2 Roof Plan, 1/2 Floor Plan, Cross Section, Details - Covered Bridge, Spanning Seven Mile Creek, Collinsville, Butler County, OH

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Hogan's Bridge

Status: Replaced after being destroyed in an arson fire.

Location: 39.362913,-84.643218

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Carries New London Road over Indian Creek
Design: truss/through/burr
Design Details: Burr arch-truss
Total Length: 76.5 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Burr arch-truss covered bridge over Indian Creek on New London Road
History: Built 1865; Demolished 1957
Built: 1865

Location: Butler County

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Drawing

Title: South Elevation, Section - New London Pike Covered Bridge, Spanning Indian Creek, Hamilton, Butler County, OH

HABS

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Drawing

Title: 1/4 Roof Plan, 1/4 Floor Plan, 1/2 Section, 1/2 Elevation, Details - New London Pike Covered Bridge, Spanning Indian Creek, Hamilton, Butler County, OH

HABS

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Drawing

Title: Reflected Plan of Roof Bracing, Section at Corner, Plan of West Abutment, Detail of Upper Corner, Elevation & Section of West Abutment, Detail of Construction at End of Wooden Arch, Sketch Map - New London Pike Covered Bridge, Spanning Indian Creek, Hamilton, Butler County, OH

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Brookville Road Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 39.493802,-84.808370

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Carries Brookville Road over Indian Creek
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Indian Creek on Brookville Road
History: Replaced 1996
Built:

Location: Butler County

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High Street Bridge (1866)

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 39.401465,-84.565284

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Carries High Street/Main Street/Rt. 129/Rt. 177 over Great Miami River
Design: suspension
Design Details: Suspension
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Suspension bridge over Great Miami River on High Street/Main Street/Rt. 129/Rt. 177
History: Built 1866; Replaced 1895
Built: 1866

Location: Butler County

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High Street Suspension Bridge

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Woodsdale Covered Bridge 35-09-16x

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 39.429936,-84.475146

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Carries Liberty Fairfield Road over Great Miami River
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Through truss bridge over Great Miami River on Liberty Fairfield Road
History: Built 1855; Replaced 1900
Built: 1855

Location: Butler County

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CSX - D Street Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.401371,-84.572034

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Carries D Street over CSX RR
Design: beam
Design Details: Beam
Total Length: 21.0 Feet
Span Length: 19.0 Feet

Overview: Beam bridge over CSX RR on D Street
History:
Built:

Location: Butler County

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287105

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287106

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287107

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287114

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Miami & Erie Canal Bridge

Status: No longer exists

Location: 39.522465,-84.395491

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Carries Germantown Road /Tytus Avenue over Miami & Erie Canal
Design: truss/pony/warren
Design Details: Warren pony truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Warren pony truss bridge over Miami & Erie Canal on Germantown Road /Tytus Avenue
History:
Built:

Location: Butler County

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Miami & Erie Canal Bridge

Middletown OH

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013

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IERR - Okeana Trestle

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.361070,-84.768690

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Carries Indiana Eastern Railroad (C&O) over Buck Run
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over Buck Run on Indiana Eastern Railroad (C&O)
History: Built 1908
Built: 1908

Location: Butler County

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313630

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Maud Hughes Rd. Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 39.394492,-84.410353

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Carries Maud Hughes Road over Norfolk & Southern Rr
Design: beam
Design Details: Beam
Total Length: 111.9 Feet
Span Length: 33.1 Feet

Overview: Lost beam bridge over Norfolk & Southern Rr on Maud Hughes Road
History: Built 1911; rehabilitated 1991
Built: 1911

Location: Butler County

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2nd River Bridge

Status: Lost

Location: 39.519889,-84.412745

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Carries Central Avenue? over Great Miami River?
Design: truss/through/whipple
Design Details: Whipple through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Whipple through truss at Middletown
History: Columbia Bridge Works Whipple span probably built ca. 1880, other span of unknown origin possibly added later.
Built: ca. 1880

Location: Butler County

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348407

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2nd River Bridge c 1911

493002

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Middletown Bridge

Given the 1914 date,this may be the bridge that replaced the 2nd Bridge

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CH&D - Great Miami River Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.425146,-84.539479

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Carries over Great Miami River
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Pony plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Pony/through plate girder bridge over Great Miami River
History:
Built:

Location: Butler County

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365834

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Published prior to 1923

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Columbia Bridge

Status: Destroyed in 1913 flood

Location: 39.392163,-84.571565

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Carries Columbia Street over Great Miami River
Design: truss/through/pennsylvania
Design Details: 14-panel, pinned Pennsylvania through truss
Total Length: 406.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Great Miami River on Columbia Street
History: Built 1899 by the Wabash Bridge & Iron Works
Built: 1899

Location: Butler County

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367917

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Published prior to 1923

367918

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Published prior to 1923

367919

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View of traveler

Published prior to 1923

367920

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Columbia Bridge (16280698912)

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Trenton Bridge (Old)

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 39.481937,-84.442488

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Carries State Street & Cincinnati & Dayton Traction Co. over Great Miami River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Great Miami River on State Street & Cincinnati & Dayton Traction Co.
History: Built 1881; Western span built 1897; Replaced 1965
Built: 1881

Location: Butler County

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Cincinnati Dayton Rd underpass

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.361472,-84.396178

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Carries Norfolk & Southern RR over Cincinnati Dayton Rd
Design: frame/concrete
Design Details: Concrete rigid frame
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Concrete rigid frame bridge over Cincinnati Dayton Rd on Norfolk & Southern RR
History:
Built:

Location: Butler County

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411954

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Underpass2

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411955

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Underpass3

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High Street Bridge (1895)

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 39.401504,-84.565613

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Carries High Street over Great Miami River
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Timber stringer bridge over Great Miami River on High Street & Ohio Electric Railway
History:
Built:

Location: Butler County

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417176

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Published prior to 1923

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CSX - Woodsdale Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.424959,-84.489057

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Carries CSX Railroad over Great Miami River
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over Great Miami River on CSX Railroad
History: Built 1927
Built: 1927

Location: Butler County

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418233

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Originally published by Railway Age in 1928; Used under Fair Use

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CSX - American Rolling Mill Viaduct

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.490156,-84.395592

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Carries CSX Railroad over CSX Railroad & Yankee Road
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Pony plate girder
Total Length: 960.0 Feet
Span Length: 49.9 Feet

Overview: Pony/through plate girder bridge over CSX Railroad & Yankee Road on CSX Railroad
History: Built 1927
Built: 1927

Location: Butler County

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418231

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Originally published by Railway Age in 1928; Used under Fair Use

418232

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Originally published by Railway Age in 1928; Used under Fair Use

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C&LE - Excello Bypass Bridge

Status: Removed

Location: 39.502614,-84.418996

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Carries Ohio Electric Railway over Great Miami River
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Great Miami River on Ohio Electric Railway
History: Built 1912; 7 out of 8 spans destroyed in Great Flood of 1913; Gaps filled with a "temporary" timber stringer until closure in 1939
Built: 1912

Location: Butler County

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428039

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Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923

504387

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Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923

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Ohio Electric/CH&D Overpass

Status: Destroyed by flooding

Location: 39.499319,-84.430682

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Carries Ohio Electric Railway over Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton Railway (1895-1917)
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Pony plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Pony/through plate girder bridge over Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton Railway (1895-1917) on Ohio Electric Railway
History: Built 1912; Destroyed in Great Flood of 1913
Built: 1912

Location: Butler County

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428040

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Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923

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NS - Dicks Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.473816,-84.393706

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Carries Norfolk Southern Railway over Dicks Creek
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed-spandrel arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Dicks Creek on Norfolk Southern Railway
History:
Built:

Location: Butler County

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Taylor School Covered Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 39.479384,-84.563853

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Carries Taylor School Road over Sevenmile Creek
Design: truss/through/burr
Design Details: Burr arch-truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Sevenmile Creek on Taylor School Road
History: Built ca. 1880's by A.M. Kennedy & Sons of Rushville, IN; replaced in 1928
Built: ca. 1880's

Location: Butler County

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446233

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Poasttown Bridge (1916 span)

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 39.539025,-84.383748

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Carries SR 4 Germantown Road over Great Miami River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Great Miami River on SR 4 Germantown Road
History:
Built:

Location: Butler County

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476872

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Poasttown Bridge

1940 view

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Lick Road Bridge

Status: Open to traffic in the Richardson Forest Preserve, but more or less abandoned on a hiking trail

Location: 39.310967,-84.609427

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Carries Lick Road over Banklick Creek
Design: truss/pony/pratt
Design Details: Pratt pony truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Pratt pony truss bridge over Banklick Creek on Lick Road
History:
Built:

Location: Butler County

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482628

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Photo taken by James McCray in September 2020

482629

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Photo taken by James McCray in September 2020

482630

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Photo taken by James McCray in September 2020

482631

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Photo taken by James McCray in September 2020

482632

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Photo taken by James McCray in September 2020

482633

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Photo taken by James McCray in September 2020

482634

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Photo taken by James McCray in September 2020

482635

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Photo taken by James McCray in September 2020

482636

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Western College Stone Bridge

Status: Open to pedestrians only

Location: 39.503979,-84.728202

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Carries Footpath over creek
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Stone arch bridge over creek on Footpath
History: Built 1923
Built: 1923

Location: Butler County

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506963

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Western College Stone Bridge

1930s view

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CH&I - Big Miami River Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 39.398601,-84.568455

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Carries CH&I Railroad over Big Miami River
Design: truss/deck
Design Details: Deck truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Deck truss bridge over Big Miami River on CH&I Railroad
History: Built in in 1850s, lost in 1913 flood
Built:

Location: Butler County

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511446

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CH&I - Big Miami River Bridge

looking south, stone arches on right in use today

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CSX - Great Miami River Tail Race Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.410247,-84.552899

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Carries CSX RR over Great Miami River Tail Race
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Stone arch bridge over Great Miami River Tail Race on CSX RR
History:
Built:

Location: Butler County

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Middletown Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 39.519874,-84.411859

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Carries OH-122 over Great Miami River
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed-spandrel concrete arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Great Miami River on OH-122
History: Built 1915 to replace bridge lost in 1913 flood; replaced 1948 by new bridge
Built: 1915

Location: Butler County

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511550

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1917 postcard

511566

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Middletown Bridge

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Middletown Bridge (Back Channel)

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 39.519312,-84.409799

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Carries Current OH-122 over Great Miami River (Back Channel)
Design: truss/through/whipple
Design Details: 11-panel Whipple through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Great Miami River (Back Channel) on Current OH-122
History: Built 1897; destroyed in 1913 flood; replaced 1915 by concrete viaduct
Built: 1897

Location: Butler County

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511551

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1908 postcard view

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Poasttown Bridge (1888)

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 39.539999,-84.383793

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Carries Germantown Road (Modern-day OH-4) over Great Miami River
Design: truss/through/whipple
Design Details: 16-panel Whipple through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Great Miami River on Germantown Road (Modern-day OH-4)
History: Built 1888; Partially destroyed in the 1913 flood.
Built: 1888

Location: Butler County

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Black Street Bridge (Old)

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 39.409481,-84.558973

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Carries Black Street over Great Miami River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Two-span, 11-panel pin-connected Pratt through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Great Miami River on Black Street
History: Destroyed by flood 1913; replaced 1922
Built:

Location: Butler County

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511581

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1907 postcard view

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511582

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Columbia Bridge (Post-1913)

Status:

Location: 39.391706,-84.571762

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Carries Columbia Street over Great Miami River
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Seven-span closed-spandrel concrete arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Great Miami River on Columbia Street
History: Built after the 1913 flood destroyed the previous steel truss bridge; replaced 1965? by Pershing Avenue Bridge
Built:

Location: Butler County

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511594

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Columbia Bridge (Post-1913)

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Columbia Bridge (Covered)

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 39.391640,-84.571848

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Carries Columbia Street over Great Miami River
Design: truss/through/burr
Design Details: Burr arch-truss covered bridge
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Great Miami River on Columbia Street
History: Built 1859 by Columbia Free Bridge Co.; destroyed March 22, 1898 by flood and replaced by steel truss bridge
Built: 1859

Location: Butler County

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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.

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