Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 41.398151,-84.561927
Carries Beerbower Road (CR 92) over Little Lick Creek
Design: truss/pony/warren
Design Details: Warren pony truss
Total Length: 41.0 Feet
Span Length: 39.0 Feet
Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over Little Lick Creek on Beerbower Road (CR 92)
History: Built 1920; replaced 2003
Built: 1920
Location: Defiance County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 41.348977,-84.572732
Carries Behnfeldt Road (CR 125) over Dry Creek
Design: truss/bedstead/pratt
Design Details: Bedstead pony truss
Total Length: 41.0 Feet
Span Length: 40.0 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Dry Creek on Behnfeldt Road (CR 125)
History: Built 1910 by the Bellefontaine Bridge & Iron Co.; rehabilitated 1983; replaced 2006
Built: 1910
Location: Defiance County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 41.330435,-84.572582
Carries Behnfeldt Road (CR 125) over Lost Creek
Design: truss/pony/warren
Design Details: Warren pony truss
Total Length: 63.0 Feet
Span Length: 60.0 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Lost Creek on Behnfeldt Road (CR 125)
History: Built 1903
Built: 1903
Location: Defiance County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 41.383333,-84.491667
Carries Bostater Road (CR 90) over Lick Creek
Design: truss/pony/pratt
Design Details: Pin-connected Pratt pony truss
Total Length: 75.1 Feet
Span Length: 74.2 Feet
Overview: Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Lick Creek on Bostater Road (CR 90)
History: Replaced 2012
Built:
Location: Defiance County
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Status: No longer exists
Location: 41.268591,-84.669185
Carries Breininger Road (CR 119) over North Gordon Creek
Design: truss/pony/pratt
Design Details: Pratt pony truss
Total Length: 49.9 Feet
Span Length: 47.9 Feet
Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over North Gordon Creek on Breininger Road (CR 119)
History: Built 1934 by the Perkins Bridge & Supply Co.; replaced 2006
Built: 1934
Location: Defiance County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 41.298473,-84.708912
Carries Cicero Road over North Gordon Creek
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Concrete deck arch
Total Length: 62.0 Feet
Span Length: 59.1 Feet
Overview: Lost concrete arch bridge over North Gordon Creek on Cicero Road
History: Built 1935; rehabilitated 1975; replaced 2002
Built: 1935
Location: Defiance County
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Status: Open to pedestrians only
Location: 41.290333,-84.385556
Carries CR 42 (Dey Road) over Tiffin River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss
Total Length: 170.0 Feet
Span Length: 169.0 Feet
Overview: Through truss bridge over Tiffin River on CR 42 (Dey Road) in Defiance
History: Built 1906 by the Massillon Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1983; bypassed 1995 and left for pedestrians
Built: 1906
Location: Defiance County
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177642
Photo taken by Todd Walker
177643
Photo taken by Todd Walker
177644
Photo taken by Todd Walker
177645
Photo taken by Todd Walker
177646
Photo taken by Todd Walker
279660
Dey Road Bridge postcard
Taken from Wikipedia
341572
Dey Road Bridge
Photo taken by Jack Schmidt in June 2015
341573
Dey Road Bridge
Photo taken by Jack Schmidt in June 2015
Status: Removed and replaced
Location: 41.422838,-84.478617
Carries Flickinger Road over Prairie Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Prairie Creek on Flickinger Road
History: Built 1903; rehabilitated 1983
Built: 1903
Location: Defiance County
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Status: Removed and replaced
Location: 41.416048,-84.478768
Carries Flickinger Road over Prairie Creek
Design: truss/pony/warren
Design Details: Warren pony truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Prairie Creek on Flickinger Road
History: Built 1903; rehabilitated 1970
Built: 1903
Location: Defiance County
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Status: Removed and replaced
Location: 41.386667,-84.458333
Carries Glenburg Road (CR 143) over Prairie Creek
Design: truss/pony/pratt
Design Details: Pratt pony truss
Total Length: 50.9 Feet
Span Length: 49.9 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Prairie Creek on Glenburg Road (CR 143)
History: Built 1914; rehabilitated 1982
Built: 1914
Location: Defiance County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 41.168959,-84.276275
Carries Hill Road (CR 183) over North Powell Creek
Design: truss/pony/pratt
Design Details: Pratt pony truss
Total Length: 36.1 Feet
Span Length: 34.1 Feet
Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over North Powell Creek on Hill Road (CR 183)
History: Built 1905; rehabilitated 1983; replaced 2013
Built: 1905
Location: Defiance County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 41.267222,-84.575556
Carries Jericho Road (CR 33) over Platter Creek
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed-spandrel arch
Total Length: 65.9 Feet
Span Length: 62.0 Feet
Overview: Arch bridge over Platter Creek on Jericho Road (CR 33)
History: Rehabilitated 1965
Built:
Location: Defiance County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 41.263918,-84.563261
Carries Platter Creek Road (CR 126) over
Design: truss/pony/warren
Design Details: Warren pony truss
Total Length: 60.0 Feet
Span Length: 57.1 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge on Platter Creek Road (CR 126)
History: Built 1934 by the Perkins Bridge & Supply Co.; rehabilitated 1982
Built: 1934
Location: Defiance County
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Status: Replaced by new bridge
Location: 41.423333,-84.478333
Carries Flickinger Road over Prairie Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 44.0 Feet
Span Length: 42.0 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Prairie Creek on Flickinger Road
History: Built 1904; rehabilitated 1968
Built: 1904
Location: Defiance County
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Status: Replaced by a modern bridge
Location: 41.275327,-84.515038
Carries The Bend Road over Maumee River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss
Total Length: 360.0 Feet
Span Length: 120.0 Feet
Overview: Lost 3 span Pratt through truss bridge over Maumee River on The Bend Road
History: Built 1889 by the Smith Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1984; replaced 2003
Built: 1889
Location: Defiance County
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108178
Replacement bridge
Photo submitted by Todd D. Walker
509819
Photo taken by Dale Ladd
509820
Photo taken by Ohio Historic Bridge Inventory
509821
Photo taken by Ohio Historic Bridge Inventory
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 41.422544,-84.795865
Carries Weber Road (CR 104) over Big Run
Design: truss/pony/pratt
Design Details: Pratt pony truss
Total Length: 69.9 Feet
Span Length: 67.9 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Big Run on Weber Road (CR 104)
History: Built 1905; rehabilitated 1973
Built: 1905
Location: Defiance County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 41.283192,-84.506986
Carries CSX Railroad over Maumee River
Design: truss/through/warren/verticals
Design Details: Warren through truss with all verticals
Total Length: 470.0 Feet
Span Length: 160.0 Feet
Overview: Warren through truss with all verticals bridge over Maumee River on CSX Railroad
History:
Built:
Location: Defiance County
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Status: Open to rail traffic
Location: 41.288900,-84.364829
Carries Napoleon, Defiance & Western Railroad over Maumee River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss (4 spans @ 151' each)
TPG span over street (1 span @ 65')
Steel stringer approaches on both east & west sides of bridge
Total Length: 690.0 Feet
Span Length: 151.0 Feet
Overview: Pratt through truss bridge over Maumee River on Napoleon, Defiance & Western Railroad
History: Built 1893 by the Wabash Railroad
Built: 1893
Location: Defiance County
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310258
Wabash Railroad Bridge #860
Postmarked 1911
Photographer unknown
341553
MAW - Maumee River Bridge
Photo taken by Jack Schmidt in June 2015
341554
MAW - Maumee River Bridge
Photo taken by Jack Schmidt in June 2015
503404
East elevation from Fort Defiance Bridge
Photo taken by Paul Plassman in October 2020
503405
North portal view
Photo taken by Paul Plassman in October 2020
503406
Southwest oblique view
Photo taken by Paul Plassman in October 2020
503407
Closer oblique view
Photo taken by Paul Plassman in October 2020
503408
Distant east elevation
Photo taken by Paul Plassman in January 2019
503409
Distant oblique view from Harrison Street
Photo taken by Paul Plassman in January 2019
503410
Harrison Street overpass
Photo taken by Paul Plassman in January 2019
503411
Southwest oblique view
Photo taken by Paul Plassman in January 2019
503412
Southwest oblique view
Photo taken by Paul Plassman in January 2019
503413
Span closeup
Photo taken by Paul Plassman in January 2019
503414
North two spans
Photo taken by Paul Plassman in January 2019
503415
Southwest oblique overview
Photo taken by Paul Plassman in January 2019
503416
Plate girder elevation
Photo taken by Paul Plassman in January 2019
503417
Concrete pier
Photo taken by Paul Plassman in January 2019
503418
Skewed south portal
Photo taken by Paul Plassman in January 2019
503419
Detail truss view
Photo taken by Paul Plassman in January 2019
503420
End panel detail
Photo taken by Paul Plassman in January 2019
503421
View from southeast
Photo taken by Paul Plassman in January 2019
509218
ca. 1910 postcard view
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 41.279935,-84.357705
Carries CSX Railroad over Auglaize River
Design: truss/deck/warren/alt-verticals
Design Details: Warren deck truss with alternating verticals
Total Length: 420.0 Feet
Span Length: 140.0 Feet
Overview: Warren deck truss with alternating verticals bridge over Auglaize River on CSX Railroad
History:
Built:
Location: Defiance County
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462092
CSX - Auglaize River Bridge
looking south
Photo taken by railohio in 2011
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 41.285074,-84.357111
Carries 2nd Street over Auglaize River
Design: truss/through/whipple
Design Details: Two span, thirteen (?) panel each, wrought iron, Whipple through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Auglaize River on 2nd Street
History: Replaced 1937
Built: 1881
Location: Defiance County
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279680
Columbus Metropolitan Library
476563
1913 Flood
Amazing image.
Photo uploaded by Art S.
476564
1913 flood
closeup of prior image. Note the portal bracing.
Photo taken by Art Suckewer
476565
CBW!!!
closup of prior image
Photo uploaded by Art S.
476566
1913 flood, closeup of main image focusing on second span
13 panels each?
Photo uploaded by Art S.
Status: Destroyed by flooding & replaced by a new bridge
Location: 41.281655,-84.357840
Carries Hopkins Street over Auglaize 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 bridge over Auglaize River on Hopkins Street
History: Damaged in the 1913 flood and replaced
Built: ca. 1880's
Location: Defiance County
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279681
Columbus Metropolitan Library
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 41.289619,-84.360947
Carries Clinton Street (OH-15, -18, & -66, formerly US 24 & OH-424) over Maumee River
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Haunched steel stringer with arched concrete facade
Total Length: 434.1 Feet
Span Length: 77.1 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Maumee River on Clinton Street
History: Built 1932; replaced 1980 by concrete box beam bridge on 1932 piers
Built: 1932
Location: Defiance County
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469296
Fort Winchester Bridge
Photo from old postcard
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 41.284910,-84.357399
Carries 2nd Street over Auglaize River
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost steel stringer bridge over Auglaize River on 2nd Street
History: Built 1937-1938; opened September 10, 1938; replaced 1991
Built: 1937
Location: Defiance County
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502133
Second Street Bridge (Old)
Photo from old postcard
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 41.281660,-84.358081
Carries Hopkins Street over Auglaize River
Design: truss/through/parker
Design Details: Parker through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Parker through truss bridge over Auglaize River on Hopkins Street
History: Built 1914
Built: 1914
Location: Defiance County
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469295
Hopkins Street Bridge (Old)
1913 view
Photo from old postcard
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 41.289056,-84.361048
Carries Clinton Street over Maumee River
Design: truss/through/whipple
Design Details: Two-span, 11-panel Whipple through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Maumee River on Clinton Street
History: Replaced 1932; moved downstream one block to carry traffic while new bridge was built
Built:
Location: Defiance County
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279679
Columbus Metropolitan Library
403175
Published prior to 1923
476898
Clinton Street Bridge
Photo from The Crescent-News
Status: Removed but not replaced
Location: 41.286057,-84.357196
Carries First Street over Wabash & Erie Canal
Design: truss/through/post
Design Details: Post through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 96.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Post through truss bridge over Wabash & Erie Canal on First Street
History: Built 1871
Built: 1871
Location: Defiance County
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403199
Published prior to 1923
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 41.279189,-84.369950
Carries CSX Railroad over South Clinton Street
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 150.0 Feet
Span Length: 45.0 Feet
Overview: Deck Plate Girder bridge over South Clinton Street on CSX Railroad
History: Built 1917
Built: 1917
Location: Defiance County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 41.279822,-84.363447
Carries CSX RR over Jefferson Avenue
Design: girder
Design Details: Girder
Total Length: 58.1 Feet
Span Length: 25.9 Feet
Overview: Girder bridge over Jefferson Avenue on CSX RR
History: Built 1916
Built: 1916
Location: Defiance County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 41.298189,-84.769619
Carries CSX RR over North Main Street
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 47.0 Feet
Span Length: 47.0 Feet
Overview: Deck Girder bridge over North Main Street on CSX RR
History:
Built:
Location: Defiance County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 41.296181,-84.757911
Carries CSX RR over East High Street
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 44.0 Feet
Span Length: 22.0 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over East High Street on CSX RR
History:
Built:
Location: Defiance County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 41.368853,-84.438164
Carries Trinity Road over Lick Creek
Design: truss/modern/pony/polygonal
Design Details: Modern polygonal Warren pony truss
Total Length: 74.2 Feet
Span Length: 73.2 Feet
Overview: Polygonal Warren pony truss bridge over Lick Creek on Trinity Road
History: Built 1971
Built: 1971
Location: Defiance County
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507246
South portal view
Photo taken by Paul Plassman in September 2018
507247
Truss
Photo taken by Paul Plassman in September 2018
507248
Truss panel
Photo taken by Paul Plassman in September 2018
507249
Oblique view
Photo taken by Paul Plassman in September 2018
507250
Side view
Photo taken by Paul Plassman in September 2018
507251
End panel
Photo taken by Paul Plassman in September 2018
507252
Elevation view
Photo taken by Paul Plassman in September 2018
507253
Below bridge
Photo taken by Paul Plassman in September 2018
507254
Another oblique view
Photo taken by Paul Plassman in September 2018
507255
Floor system
Photo taken by Paul Plassman in September 2018
507256
North portal view
Photo taken by Paul Plassman in September 2018
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 41.180092,-84.290544
Carries Mansfield Road over North Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 65.0 Feet
Span Length: 59.1 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over North Creek on Mansfield Road
History: Built 1965; rehabilitated 1984
Built: 1965
Location: Defiance County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 41.293242,-84.630803
Carries Farmer-Mark Road over Platter Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 49.9 Feet
Span Length: 48.9 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Platter Creek on Farmer-Mark Road
History: Built 1963; rehabilitated 1997
Built: 1963
Location: Defiance County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 41.238617,-84.365197
Carries Watson Road over Powells Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 91.9 Feet
Span Length: 87.9 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Powells Creek on Watson Road
History: Built 1970; rehabilitated 1984; demolished and replaced 2018
Built: 1970
Location: Defiance County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 41.254703,-84.569022
Carries Coffin Road over Gordon Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 125.0 Feet
Span Length: 120.1 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Gordon Creek on Coffin Road
History: Built 1998
Built: 1998
Location: Defiance County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 41.281139,-84.543956
Carries Coy Road over Sulpher Creek
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 26.9 Feet
Span Length: 24.9 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Sulpher Creek on Coy Road
History: Built 1918; rehabilitated 1986
Built: 1918
Location: Defiance County
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Status: Open to traffic above and below
Location: 41.304074,-84.803839
Carries CSX Railroad over First Principal Meridian Road/Ohio Indiana State Line Road
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 25.0 Feet
Span Length: 25.0 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over First Principal Meridian Road/Ohio Indiana State Line Road on CSX Railroad
History:
Built:
Location: Defiance County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 41.301213,-84.787168
Carries CSX Railroad over S. Fork Gordon Creek
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 12.0 Feet
Span Length: 12.0 Feet
Overview: Stone arch bridge over S. Fork Gordon Creek on CSX Railroad
History:
Built:
Location: Defiance County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 41.297741,-84.766613
Carries CSX Railroad over Meuse Argonne Street
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 35.0 Feet
Span Length: 35.0 Feet
Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over Meuse Argonne Street on CSX Railroad
History:
Built:
Location: Defiance County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 41.285628,-84.546566
Carries CSX Railroad over Sulphur Creek
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed-spandrel arch
Total Length: 32.0 Feet
Span Length: 32.0 Feet
Overview: Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Sulphur Creek on CSX Railroad
History:
Built:
Location: Defiance County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 41.278592,-84.373193
Carries CSX Railroad over Perry Street
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 85.0 Feet
Span Length: 40.0 Feet
Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over Perry Street on CSX Railroad
History: Built 1917
Built: 1917
Location: Defiance County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 41.279769,-84.360673
Carries CSX Railroad over Riverside Avenue
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 75.0 Feet
Span Length: 75.0 Feet
Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over Riverside Avenue on CSX Railroad
History: Built 1917
Built: 1917
Location: Defiance County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 41.287053,-84.366193
Carries Napoleon, Defiance & Western Railroad over 3rd Street
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 67.0 Feet
Span Length: 67.0 Feet
Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over 3rd Street on Napoleon, Defiance & Western Railroad
History:
Built:
Location: Defiance County
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Status: Removed but not replaced
Location: 41.278592,-84.372195
Carries Baltimore & Ohio RR over Miami & Erie Canal
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pony truss bridge on B&O RR over Miami & Erie Canal
History:
Built:
Location: Defiance County
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502829
BO - Miami & Erie Canal Bridge
Photo from old postcard
502891
BO - Miami & Erie Canal Drawbridge
Tech drawing by Douglas Butler
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in August 2020
Status: No longer exists
Location: 41.269449,-84.366834
Carries Francis Street (now Riverside Avenue) over Auglaize River
Design: truss/through/parker
Design Details: Two-span, pin-connected 11-panel Parker through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Parker through truss bridge over Auglaize River on Francis Street (now Riverside Avenue)
History: Built 1910 by the Massillon Bridge Co.; approach washed out 1913; possibly replaced 1966? by bridge on new alignment
Built: 1910
Location: Defiance County
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509768
Francis Street Bridge
The Tribune: August 11 1910
509769
Francis Street Bridge
The Tribune: June 30 1910
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 41.279770,-84.357521
Carries Baltimore and Ohio Railroad over Auglaize River
Design: truss/deck/pratt
Design Details: Three-span, pin-connected "fishbelly" Pratt deck truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pratt deck truss bridge over Auglaize River on Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
History: Possibly replaced 1917 by Warren deck truss
Built:
Location: Defiance County
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462093
CSX - Auglaize River Bridge
Photo from old postcard
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 41.269449,-84.366877
Carries Francis Street (now Riverside Avenue) over Auglaize River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: (2)11-panel, pinned Pratt through trusses
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Auglaize River on Francis Street (now Riverside Avenue)
History: Built ca. 1890's; Replaced 1910
Built: ca. 1890's
Location: Defiance County
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509772
Francis Street Bridge
Ohio Memory
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 41.281640,-84.358079
Carries Hopkins Street over Auglaize River
Design: truss/through/long
Design Details: Possibly a Long through truss according to Miriam Wood's book
Total Length: 459.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Long through truss bridge over Auglaize River on Hopkins Street
History: Built 1875 by the Hamilton Brothers; later replaced by through truss bridge
Built: 1875
Location: Defiance County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 41.279802,-84.357542
Carries Baltimore and Ohio Railroad over Auglaize River
Design: truss/deck/other
Design Details: Bollman deck truss
Total Length: 420.0 Feet
Span Length: 140.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Bollman deck truss bridge over Auglaize River on Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
History: Built 1874; replaced by a fishbelly Pratt deck truss
Built: 1874
Location: Defiance County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 41.289057,-84.364945
Carries Wabash Railroad over Maumee River
Design: truss/through/howe
Design Details: Covered timber Howe through truss
Total Length: 677.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Howe through truss bridge over Maumee River on Wabash Railroad
History: Built 1867; replaced 1870-1871
Built: 1867
Location: Defiance County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 41.289057,-84.364945
Carries Wabash Railroad over Maumee River
Design: truss/through/whipple
Design Details: 4-span iron Whipple through trusses of length 151'6" with 1 66' Pratt through truss approach span on south approach
Total Length: 675.0 Feet
Span Length: 151.5 Feet
Overview: Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Maumee River on Wabash Railroad
History: Built 1871 by the Detroit Bridge Co. to replace a wooden covered bridge; replaced 1893 by current steel truss bridge
Built: 1871
Location: Defiance County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 41.253706,-84.389407
Carries Harding Road over Auglaize River
Design: truss/through/inverted-bowstring
Design Details: Three-span inverted bowstring through truss; was built to a similar design as Montgomery County's Germantown Bridge
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Inverted bowstring through truss bridge over Auglaize River on Harding Road
History: Built 1875 by D.H. and C.C. Morrison; replaced ca. late 1800's by Whipple truss bridge
Built: 1875
Location: Defiance County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 41.253835,-84.389407
Carries Harding Road over Auglaize River
Design: truss/through/whipple
Design Details: Two-span, 12-panel Whipple through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Auglaize River on Harding Road
History: Built to replace an inverted bowstring covered bridge; replaced 1974?
Built:
Location: Defiance County
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510536
English Bridge Whipple Truss
Photo from Melissa Brand-Welch
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 41.306146,-84.384515
Carries Second Street (Old alignment of OH-15/18) over Tiffin River
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 200.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Through truss bridge over Tiffin River on Second Street (Old alignment of OH-15/18)
History: Built 1884 by the Youngstown Bridge Co.; destroyed March 28, 1920 by storm
Built: 1884
Location: Defiance County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 41.306146,-84.384515
Carries Second Street (Old alignment of OH-15/18) over Tiffin River
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Concrete deck arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost concrete deck arch bridge over Tiffin River on Second Street (Old alignment of OH-15/18)
History: Built 1920 by a company from Lima, Ohio; bypassed 1965 by bridge on new alignment
Built: 1920
Location: Defiance County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 41.260166,-84.554073
Carries US 127 over Maumee River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pin-connected Pratt through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Maumee River on US 127
History: South span collapsed December 1, 1942; repaired with material from 1904 bridge in Waterville; replaced 1946
Built:
Location: Defiance County
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510831
1915 postcard view-judging from the portals the highway bridge is in front and the RR bridge is in back
Status: Removed but not replaced; piers remain
Location: 41.259126,-84.553086
Carries Cincinnati Northern Railroad over Maumee River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Three-span, pin-connected Pratt through truss
Total Length: 384.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Maumee River on Cincinnati Northern Railroad
History: Removed 1990s
Built:
Location: Defiance County
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510841
1915 postcard view-judging from the portals the highway bridge is in front and the RR bridge is in back
Status: Open to pedestrians only
Location: 41.264900,-84.439811
Carries Walkway over Stream
Design: truss/pony/warren
Design Details: Warren pony truss
Total Length: 47.0 Feet
Span Length: 47.0 Feet
Overview: Warren pony truss bridge over Stream on Walkway
History: Moved here in 2002 from Flickinger Road over Prairie Creek
Built:
Location: Defiance County
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512166
Ohio Historic Bridge Inventory
512167
Photo taken by Ohio Historic Bridge Inventory in May 2009
512168
Photo taken by Ohio Historic Bridge Inventory in May 2009
512169
Photo taken by Ohio Historic Bridge Inventory in May 2009
512170
Photo taken by Ohio Historic Bridge Inventory in May 2009
512171
Photo taken by Ohio Historic Bridge Inventory in May 2009
512172
Photo taken by Ohio Historic Bridge Inventory in May 2009
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.
