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Bates Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 41.589535,-84.369270

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Carries County Road HJ over Bates Creek
Design: truss/pony/pratt-half
Design Details: 3-panel, pinned Pratt pony truss
Total Length: 43.0 Feet
Span Length: 41.0 Feet

Overview: Pratt pony truss bridge over Bates Creek on County Road HJ
History: Built ca. 1890; possibly moved or altered 1920.
Built: ca. 1890

Location: Fulton County

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495418

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Bates Creek Bridge

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495419

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Bates Creek Bridge

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495420

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Bates Creek Bridge

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505459

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View from west

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505460

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West portal view

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505461

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North truss

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505462

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Southwest oblique view

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505463

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South elevation view

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505464

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Central panel elevation

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505465

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End panel elevation

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505466

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West end panel, north truss

Photo taken by Paul Plassman in October 2017

505467

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Central panel, north truss

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505468

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East end panel, north truss

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505469

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Truss web and rails

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505470

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Truss detail

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505471

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Top chord connection point

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505472

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Nuts and beams

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505473

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Endpost detail

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505474

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Lattice rails

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505475

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Lattice rails

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505476

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V-laced endpost

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505477

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Pinned connection and floorbeam

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505478

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Lower chord pin

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505479

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Vertical view of a vertical member

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505480

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Under bridge

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505481

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Floor system

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505482

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Floorbeam U-bolt

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505483

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Simple (non-continuous) stringers

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505484

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East abutment and riprap

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505485

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Diaphragm and sway bracing

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505486

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Floorbeam detail

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505487

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Closeup oblique view

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505488

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Southeast oblique view

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505489

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Southeast oblique view

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505490

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End panel oblique

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505491

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End of truss

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505492

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Bearing and pedestal

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505493

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Underside of bridge

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505494

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Southeast oblique view

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505495

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North truss

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505496

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Barrage of signs

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505497

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Northwest view from around the corner

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505498

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East portal view

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505499

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Southeast oblique view

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505500

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View from down below

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505501

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Oblique view

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Bean Creek-TR 21 Bridge

Status: Removed and road abandoned at bridge, sometime between 1995-2004

Location: 41.644670,-84.267933

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Carries TR 21 over Bean Creek
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss
Total Length: 129.9 Feet
Span Length: 127.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Bean Creek on TR 21
History: Built 1913
Built: 1913

Location: Fulton County

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TR 22-Bean Creek Bridge

Status: Abandoned

Location: 41.631728,-84.287290

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Carries TR-22 over Bean Creek
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: 8-panel, pinned Pratt through truss
Total Length: 126.0 Feet
Span Length: 123.0 Feet

Overview: Abandoned Pratt through truss bridge over Bean Creek on TR-22
History:
Built: ca. 1900

Location: Fulton County

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495423

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TR 22-Bean Creek Bridge

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495424

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TR 22-Bean Creek Bridge

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495425

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TR 22-Bean Creek Bridge

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504824

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Buried in the trees....

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504825

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North half of bridge

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504826

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Middle of bridge

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504827

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Two panels of bridge

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504828

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South end

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504829

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Top chord connection point

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504830

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Lower chord pinned connection

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504831

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North end, detail

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504832

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Floorbeam

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504833

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Southeast oblique view

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504834

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Bean Creek

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504835

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Bearing, pedestal, and pin

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504836

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On bridge looking north

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504837

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V-lacing on endpost

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504838

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Lattice rails

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504839

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Southwest oblique view

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504840

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Zoomed oblique view

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504841

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Reflection

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504842

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It's there....somewhere

Photo taken by Paul Plassman in October 2017

504843

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South portal view

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504844

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On bridge

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504845

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Full truss height

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504846

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Portal knee bracing

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504847

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Lattice rails

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504848

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Endpost pin

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504849

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Jack-arch deck

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504850

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West truss

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504851

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Zoomed view of truss web

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504852

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East truss

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504853

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End of rails

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504854

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Below bridge

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504855

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Southwest corner

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504856

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Looking up at bridge from SW corner

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504857

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Floor system

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504858

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Towering trusses....

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504859

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East side

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504860

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Panel elevation

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504861

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Middle half of bridge

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504862

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Vertical member

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504863

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Lower chord eyebar and pins

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504864

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Pinned connection

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504865

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Pinned connection, close up

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504866

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Lattice portal

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504867

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Vertical member

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504868

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Setting looking north

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504869

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Top chord connection point

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504870

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Lattice rails

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TR-22 Old Bean Creek Bridge

Status: Abandoned

Location: 41.626435,-84.286990

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Carries TR-22 over Old Bean Creek
Design: truss/pony/pratt-half
Design Details: 4-panel, pinned Pratt pony truss
Total Length: 49.9 Feet
Span Length: 46.9 Feet

Overview: Abandoned Pratt pony truss bridge over Old Bean Creek on TR-22
History:
Built: 1902

Location: Fulton County

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495421

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TR-22 Old Bean Creek Bridge

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495422

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TR-22 Old Bean Creek Bridge

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504881

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South portal view

Photo taken by Paul Plassman in April 2018

504882

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East truss

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504883

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West truss

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504884

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Top chord connection point

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504885

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End panel

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504886

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Southeast oblique view

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504887

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Southeast oblique view

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504888

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Southwest oblique view....it's in there somewhere

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504889

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South portal view

Photo taken by Paul Plassman in October 2017

504890

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Light trusses

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504891

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Deck.....what's left of it

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504892

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End panel

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504893

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Side view

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504894

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Below bridge

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504895

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Floor system

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504896

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View without sign

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504897

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Tangle of vines and steel

Photo taken by Paul Plassman in October 2017

504898

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Distant view from northeast

Photo taken by Paul Plassman in October 2017

504899

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View from north end

Photo taken by Paul Plassman in October 2017

504900

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Bravery required to cross

Photo taken by Paul Plassman in October 2017

504901

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Pinned connection

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504902

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V-laced rails

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504903

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Northwest oblique view

Photo taken by Paul Plassman in October 2017

504904

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West elevation

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504905

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West elevation

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504906

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South half

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504907

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Zoomed view of south end

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504908

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Zoomed view of trusses

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504909

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Northwest oblique view

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504910

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Tangled up in vines

Photo taken by Paul Plassman in October 2017

504911

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Underside

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504912

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An open skeleton of a bridge

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504913

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Floorbeam/vertical connection point

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504914

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V-laced rails close up

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504915

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Demise of a timber deck

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504916

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Truss web

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504917

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V-lacing rules this bridge

Photo taken by Paul Plassman in October 2017

504918

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V-laced vertical

Photo taken by Paul Plassman in October 2017

504919

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Top chord pinned connection

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504920

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The boards that remain

Photo taken by Paul Plassman in October 2017

504921

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Below bridge

Photo taken by Paul Plassman in October 2017

504922

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Northeast oblique view

Photo taken by Paul Plassman in October 2017

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CR T - Bean Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 41.696811,-84.218713

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Carries Township Road T over Bean Creek
Design: truss/pony/polygonal/alt-verticals
Design Details: Polygonal Warren pony truss with alternating verticals
Total Length: 101.1 Feet
Span Length: 100.1 Feet

Overview: Polygonal Warren pony truss with alternating verticals bridge over Bean Creek on Township Road T
History: Built 1930 by the American Bridge Co.; rehabilitated or relocated in 1985
Built: 1930

Location: Fulton County

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300786

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Photo taken by Janis Ford in September 2009

454632

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Photo taken by Rick McOmber in August 2019

454633

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ACRT3

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454634

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Photo taken by Rick McOmber in August 2019

505502

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Photo taken by Paul Plassman in April 2018

505503

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Photo taken by Paul Plassman in April 2018

505504

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Photo taken by Paul Plassman in April 2018

505505

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Photo taken by Paul Plassman in June 2017

505506

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Photo taken by Paul Plassman in June 2017

505507

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Photo taken by Paul Plassman in June 2017

505508

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Photo taken by Paul Plassman in June 2017

505509

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Photo taken by Paul Plassman in June 2017

505510

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Photo taken by Paul Plassman in June 2017

505511

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Photo taken by Paul Plassman in June 2017

505512

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Photo taken by Paul Plassman in June 2017

505513

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Photo taken by Paul Plassman in June 2017

505514

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Photo taken by Paul Plassman in June 2017

505515

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Photo taken by Paul Plassman in June 2017

505516

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Photo taken by Paul Plassman in June 2017

505517

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Photo taken by Paul Plassman in June 2017

505518

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Photo taken by Paul Plassman in June 2017

505519

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Photo taken by Paul Plassman in June 2017

505520

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Photo taken by Paul Plassman in June 2017

505521

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Photo taken by Paul Plassman in June 2017

505522

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Photo taken by Paul Plassman in June 2017

505523

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Photo taken by Paul Plassman in June 2017

505524

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Photo taken by Paul Plassman in June 2017

505525

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Photo taken by Paul Plassman in June 2017

505526

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Photo taken by Paul Plassman in June 2017

505527

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Photo taken by Paul Plassman in June 2017

505528

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Photo taken by Paul Plassman in June 2017

505529

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Photo taken by Paul Plassman in June 2017

505530

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Photo taken by Paul Plassman in June 2017

505531

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Photo taken by Paul Plassman in June 2017

505532

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Photo taken by Paul Plassman in June 2017

505533

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Photo taken by Paul Plassman in June 2017

505534

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Photo taken by Paul Plassman in June 2017

505535

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Photo taken by Paul Plassman in June 2017

505536

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Photo taken by Paul Plassman in June 2017

505537

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Photo taken by Paul Plassman in June 2017

505538

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Photo taken by Paul Plassman in June 2017

505539

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Photo taken by Paul Plassman in June 2017

505540

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Photo taken by Paul Plassman in June 2017

505541

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Photo taken by Paul Plassman in June 2017

505542

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Photo taken by Paul Plassman in June 2017

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IORY - Alt US-20 Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 41.573472,-84.032961

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Carries Indiana & Ohio Railway over Alternate US-20
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam with sidewalk tunnels through abutments
Total Length: 100.0 Feet
Span Length: 45.0 Feet

Overview: Concrete tee beam bridge over Alternate US-20 on Indiana & Ohio Railway
History: Built 1928 for DT&I Railroad
Built: 1928

Location: Fulton County

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509394

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West elevation view

Photo taken by Paul Plassman in June 2017

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IORY - US20 Overpass

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 41.670856,-83.997426

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Carries Indiana & Ohio Railway over US Highway 20
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Pony plate girder
Total Length: 175.9 Feet
Span Length: 44.0 Feet

Overview: Through Plate Girder Bridge over US Highway 20 on Indiana & Ohio Railway
History: Built 1929
Built: 1929

Location: Fulton County

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504470

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Northwest elevation view

Photo taken by Paul Plassman in April 2018

504471

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South end elevation

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504472

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Northeast end span

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504473

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South pier and girders

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504474

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End span closeup

Photo taken by Paul Plassman in April 2018

504475

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Pier + girders

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504476

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Just the pier

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504477

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Bearing and pedestal

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504478

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Under bridge

Photo taken by Paul Plassman in April 2018

504479

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Girder details

Photo taken by Paul Plassman in April 2018

504480

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Bearing and pedestal detail

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504481

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Beside bridge

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504482

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Southwest oblique view

Photo taken by Paul Plassman in April 2018

504483

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View from west

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504484

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Underside

Photo taken by Paul Plassman in April 2018

504485

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Oblique view

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IORY - OH-120 Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 41.714308,-83.937797

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Carries Indiana and Ohio Railway over OH-120
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Pony plate girder
Total Length: 77.0 Feet
Span Length: 77.0 Feet

Overview: Through Girder bridge over OH-120 on Indiana and Ohio Railway
History: Built 1929
Built: 1929

Location: Fulton County

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504455

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View from west

Photo taken by Paul Plassman in May 2018

504456

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Southwest oblique view

Photo taken by Paul Plassman in May 2018

504457

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Closer southwest oblique

Photo taken by Paul Plassman in May 2018

504458

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Towering girders

Photo taken by Paul Plassman in May 2018

504459

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West elevation view

Photo taken by Paul Plassman in May 2018

504460

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South abutment

Photo taken by Paul Plassman in May 2018

504461

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South abutment and girder

Photo taken by Paul Plassman in May 2018

504462

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Southwest oblique view

Photo taken by Paul Plassman in May 2018

504463

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Girder end

Photo taken by Paul Plassman in May 2018

504464

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Under bridge

Photo taken by Paul Plassman in May 2018

504465

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West elevation from high ground

Photo taken by Paul Plassman in May 2018

504466

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Zoomed view of girder

Photo taken by Paul Plassman in May 2018

504467

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Bearing and pedestal

Photo taken by Paul Plassman in May 2018

504468

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In setting from west

Photo taken by Paul Plassman in May 2018

504469

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Clearance sign

Photo taken by Paul Plassman in May 2018

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Dodge Street- Ai Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 41.588611,-83.896667

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Carries Dodge Street over Stream Ai Creek
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 29.9 Feet
Span Length: 27.9 Feet

Overview: Concrete tee beam bridge over Stream Ai Creek on Dodge Street
History: Built 1928
Built: 1928

Location: Fulton County

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Wabash Cannonball Trail - Bates Creek Bridge

Status: Open to pedestrians only

Location: 41.583006,-84.348714

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Carries Wabash Cannonball Trail over Bates Creek
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Riveted pony plate girder
Total Length: 57.2 Feet
Span Length: 57.0 Feet

Overview: Pony/through plate girder bridge over Bates Creek on Wabash Cannonball Trail
History:
Built:

Location: Fulton County

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504777

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Southwest oblique view

Photo taken by Paul Plassman in October 2017

504778

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Closer southwest oblique

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504779

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South elevation view

Photo taken by Paul Plassman in October 2017

504780

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South elevation view

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504781

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On west approach

Photo taken by Paul Plassman in October 2017

504782

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West elevation view

Photo taken by Paul Plassman in October 2017

504783

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Girder

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504784

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Girder end

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504785

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Girder panel

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504786

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Girder panel and knee brace

Photo taken by Paul Plassman in October 2017

504787

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Girder and railing

Photo taken by Paul Plassman in October 2017

504788

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Knee brace

Photo taken by Paul Plassman in October 2017

504789

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Bates Creek

Photo taken by Paul Plassman in October 2017

504790

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Top chord cover plate

Photo taken by Paul Plassman in October 2017

504791

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Curved girder end

Photo taken by Paul Plassman in October 2017

504792

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Northwest oblique view

Photo taken by Paul Plassman in October 2017

504793

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East half of bridge

Photo taken by Paul Plassman in October 2017

504794

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Under bridge

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504795

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East abutment

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504796

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Girder panel and splice plate

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504797

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Splice plate

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504798

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5'2" girders

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504799

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Lots of steel and rivets

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504800

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Sway bracing gusset plate

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Wabash Cannonball Trail - Tiffin River Bridge

Status: Open to pedestrians only

Location: 41.582978,-84.335363

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Carries Wabash Cannonball Trail over Tiffin River
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Pony plate girder
Total Length: 200.8 Feet
Span Length: 96.8 Feet

Overview: Pony/through plate girder bridge over Tiffin River on Wabash Cannonball Trail
History:
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Location: Fulton County

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504570

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Knee brace

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504571

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Pier elevation

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504572

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East portal view

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504573

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End of girder

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504574

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East span

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504575

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200 feet is longer than it seems....

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504576

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West portal view

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504577

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Northwest oblique view

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504578

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West span, oblique view

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504579

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Northwest oblique view

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504580

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North girder

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504581

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Towering girders

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504582

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Massive pier, massive girders

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504583

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West span over river

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504584

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East span over dry land

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504585

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Center 1/4 of bridge

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504586

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Center 1/3 of bridge

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504587

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West span

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504588

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West span, north elevation

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504589

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Going wading for this one....

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504590

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West span, north elevation

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504591

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Middle of bridge from middle of river

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504592

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Girders in the forest

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504593

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The concrete block that holds up the bridge

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504594

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Central pier

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504595

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Approaching bridge from west

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504596

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West portal view

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504597

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Walking onto bridge

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504598

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South girder

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504599

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North girder

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504600

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Walking out farther....

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504601

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Expanse of steel girder

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504602

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This is just the portion above the deck!

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504603

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Mid bridge

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504604

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East end

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504605

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Girder, east end

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504606

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Close up

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504607

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Girder panel

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504608

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Four panels between knee braces

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504609

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Thick steel web

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504610

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Bench

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504611

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Two panels between knee braces

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504612

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Large girder panel

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504613

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Middle of bridge

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504614

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Beside bridge

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504615

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River span, southwest oblique

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504616

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Southwest oblique view

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504617

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Not even half the bridge

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504618

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The span over the river

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504619

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Over the river and through the woods....

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504620

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West span, south elevation

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504621

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West span

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504622

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Visual definition of sturdy

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504623

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Zoomed view of girders

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504624

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Another zoomed view

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504625

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Oblique view

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504626

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Tiffin River, looking south

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504627

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Tiffin River, looking north

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504628

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North face of bridge

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504629

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Under bridge

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504630

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Pier from underneath

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504631

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Rounded girder

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504632

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Looking up the girder

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504633

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9'1" tall

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504634

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Five panels

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504635

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Underside

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504636

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Flooring system

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504637

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Floorbeam detail

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504638

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Floorbeam, central panel

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504639

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Floorbeam detail

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504640

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504641

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Lots of rivets and stiffeners

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504642

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Cross bracing

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504643

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Riveted connection plate

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504644

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Bearing and pedestal

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504645

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Lower chord

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504646

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Riveted splice plate and stiffener

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504647

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Floorbeam with cover plate

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504648

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Endpost

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504649

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Knee brace

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504650

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Four cover plates on top flange of girder

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504651

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Six layers thick!

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504652

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Some of the 25,000 rivets

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504653

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Middle of bridge

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504654

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Over the piers

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504655

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Simple as in non-continuous

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504656

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Splice plate and stiffener

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504657

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Top cover plate

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504658

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Knee brace splice plate

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504659

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Four inches thick!

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504660

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Looking nine feet down a girder....

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Wabash Cannonball Trail - Brush Creek Bridge

Status: Open to pedestrians only

Location: 41.562770,-84.248714

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Carries Wabash Cannonball Trail over Brush Creek
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Pony plate girder
Total Length: 48.3 Feet
Span Length: 44.3 Feet

Overview: Pony/through plate girder bridge over Brush Creek on Wabash Cannonball Trail
History:
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Location: Fulton County

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View from west

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504805

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West portal view

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504806

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North side girder and railing

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504807

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Northwest oblique view

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504808

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End of girder

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504809

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Bearing and pedestal

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504810

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Under bridge

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504811

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Brush Creek

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504812

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Floorbeam detail

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504813

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Riveted splice angle

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504814

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Floorbeam

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504815

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Sway bracing gusset plate

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504816

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Lower chord connection plate

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504817

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Below bridge

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504818

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East abutment

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504819

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South elevation view

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504820

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Abutment

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504821

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Trail to east

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504822

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Lots of rivets

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NS - Bad Creek Arch

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 41.569842,-84.005009

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Carries Norfolk Southern Railway over Bad Creek
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 30.0 Feet
Span Length: 30.0 Feet

Overview: Stone arch bridge over Bad Creek on Norfolk Southern Railway
History:
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Location: Fulton County

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NS - Madison Street Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 41.570228,-84.003593

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Carries Norfolk Southern Railway over Madison Street
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 60.0 Feet
Span Length: 60.0 Feet

Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over Madison Street on Norfolk Southern Railway
History: Built 1936
Built: 1936

Location: Fulton County

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506085

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South elevation view

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506086

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Close up from south

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506087

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Abutment wingwall

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506088

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Under bridge

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506089

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Mass of floorbeams....

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506090

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.....and rivets

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NS - US-20 ALT Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 41.573663,-83.982178

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Carries Norfolk Southern Railway over Alternate US Highway 20
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Pony plate girder
Total Length: 80.0 Feet
Span Length: 40.0 Feet

Overview: Pony/through plate girder bridge over Alternate US Highway 20 on Norfolk Southern Railway
History: Built 1930
Built: 1930

Location: Fulton County

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Approaching from west

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506084

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Elevation view

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NS - Ai Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 41.587925,-83.894508

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Carries Norfolk Southern Railway over Ai Creek
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 12.0 Feet
Span Length: 12.0 Feet

Overview: Stone arch bridge over Ai Creek on Norfolk Southern Railway
History:
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Location: Fulton County

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Driveway Bridge

Status: Open to authorized vehicles only

Location: 41.512748,-84.289963

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Carries Driveway over Brush Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Pony truss bridge over Brush Creek on Driveway
History:
Built:

Location: Fulton County

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CR 23 Bean Creek Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 41.605420,-84.307203

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Carries CR 23 over Bean Creek
Design: truss
Design Details: Truss
Total Length: 152.9 Feet
Span Length: 149.9 Feet

Overview: Lost Truss bridge over Bean Creek on CR 23
History: Built 1916; replaced 1994 by concrete box beam bridge
Built: 1916

Location: Fulton County

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CR 21 Bridge

Status: Intact but closed to all traffic

Location: 41.527460,-84.267635

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Carries CR 21 over Branch of Brush Creek
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed-spandrel concrete arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Branch of Brush Creek on CR 21
History: Bypassed 1959 when new bridge built on top of it
Built:

Location: Fulton County

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503861

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West side

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503862

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West elevation view

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503863

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Northwest oblique view

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503864

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Atop replacement bridge

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503865

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Northeast oblique view

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503866

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Old bridge under new bridge

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503867

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Old bridge

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503868

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Closeup

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503869

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East elevation view

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503870

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Southeast oblique view

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503871

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Under bridge

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503872

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Inset spandrel design

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503873

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Train in background #1

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503874

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Train in background #2

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503875

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Train in background #3

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503876

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Train in background #4

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503877

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On old bridge, under new bridge

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503878

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Side view

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503879

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West elevation view

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503880

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West elevation view

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503881

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Southwest oblique view

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IORY - County Road B Overpass

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 41.501351,-84.032845

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Carries Indiana and Ohio Railway over CR B
Design: slab
Design Details: Concrete slab with sidewalk tunnels through abutments
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Slab bridge over CR B on Indiana and Ohio Railway
History: Built around 1928-1929 for DT&I Railroad
Built:

Location: Fulton County

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504319

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East elevation view

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504320

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Main span elevation

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504321

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North abutment

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504322

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South abutment

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504323

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Railing

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504324

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Railing end

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504325

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Pier

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IORY - County Road C Overpass

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 41.515540,-84.032760

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Carries Indiana and Ohio Railway over CR C
Design: beam/stringer/concrete
Design Details: Concrete T-beam
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Concrete stringer bridge over CR C on Indiana and Ohio Railway
History: Built around 1928-1929 for DT&I Railroad
Built:

Location: Fulton County

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504326

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East elevation view

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504327

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Closer elevation view

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504328

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North abutment

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504329

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South abutment

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504330

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Railing

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504331

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Underside of bridge

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504332

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Abutment and wingwall

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504333

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West elevation view

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504334

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East elevation view

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IORY - County Road D Overpass

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 41.529966,-84.032717

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Carries Indiana and Ohio Railway over CR D
Design: beam/stringer/concrete
Design Details: Concrete T-beam
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Concrete stringer bridge over CR D on Indiana and Ohio Railway
History: Built around 1928-1929 for DT&I Railroad
Built:

Location: Fulton County

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504335

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Oblique view from east

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504336

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East elevation view

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504337

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Closer east elevation

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504338

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Railing

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504339

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North abutment

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504340

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Looking up at bridge

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504341

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Underside of bridge

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504342

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Abutment and wingwall

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504343

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View from west

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504344

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West elevation view

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IORY - County Road E Overpass

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 41.544486,-84.032802

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Carries Indiana and Ohio Railway over CR E
Design: beam/stringer/concrete
Design Details: Concrete T-beam
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Concrete stringer bridge over CR E on Indiana and Ohio Railway
History: Built around 1928-1929 for DT&I Railroad
Built:

Location: Fulton County

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504345

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East elevation view

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504346

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Getting closer....

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504347

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This one's tall!

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504348

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North abutment

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504349

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South abutment

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504350

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Railing

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504351

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Underside of bridge

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504352

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Spalling abutment

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504353

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Superstructure

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504354

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West elevation view

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504355

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Exposed rebar

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504356

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East elevation view

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IORY - County Road F Overpass

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 41.559003,-84.032802

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Carries Indiana and Ohio Railway over
Design: beam/stringer/concrete
Design Details: Concrete T-beam with short slab spans over sidewalks
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Concrete stringer bridge on Indiana and Ohio Railway
History: Built around 1928-1929 for DT&I Railroad
Built:

Location: Fulton County

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504357

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504358

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504359

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East elevation view

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504360

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Oblique view from east

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504361

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Main span elevation

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504362

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Railing

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504363

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Wingwall

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504364

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Pier

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504365

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Pier arcade

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504366

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Pier detail

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504367

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Underside

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504368

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504369

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Spur bridge

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504370

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504371

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504372

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Two overpasses, same pier

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504373

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504374

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504375

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504376

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504377

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504378

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504379

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Pier

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504380

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504381

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504382

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Through the archway

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504383

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Another arch view

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504384

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504385

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T-beams and arches

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IORY/Wabash Cannonball Trail Overpass

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 41.555695,-84.032717

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Carries Indiana and Ohio Railway over Wabash Cannonball Trail (former Wabash Railroad)
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: North to south Two concrete T-beam spans with arched facade One riveted through plate girder span Two concrete T-beam spans with arched facade
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Pony/through plate girder bridge over Wabash Cannonball Trail (former Wabash Railroad) on Indiana and Ohio Railway
History: Built around 1928-1929 for DT&I Railroad
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Location: Fulton County

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Main span elevation

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504389

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Main span elevation

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Approach spans

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Approach spans

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Plate girder

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504393

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Riveted connection plate

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504394

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Approach span elevation

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504395

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Main span oblique

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Looking up at main span

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504397

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Approach railing

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504398

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Approach fascia arches

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504399

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Approach pier

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504400

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Main span pier

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504401

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Under approach arches

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504402

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Interior approach span stringers

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504403

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Under bridge

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504404

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Approach span pier

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504405

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T-beams

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504406

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Beside approach arches

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504407

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Under main pier

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504408

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Approach spans underside

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504409

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Main span plate girder

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504410

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Main span pier

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504411

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Oblique view

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504412

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It's high up!

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504413

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Bearing and pedestal assembly

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504414

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Plate girder

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504415

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Pier

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504416

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Approach archway

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504417

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Under main span

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504418

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Also under main span

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504419

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Main span floorbeams

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504420

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Approach piers

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504421

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Concrete piers

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504422

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Under approaches

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Closer to the abutment

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504424

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Through main pier arches

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504425

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Riveted connection plate

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504426

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Plate girder end

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504427

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Approach arches

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Plate girder

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IORY Spur - County Road F Overpass

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 41.559003,-84.032802

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Carries Indiana and Ohio Railway spur over County Road F
Design: slab
Design Details: 3-span concrete slab
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Slab bridge over County Road F on Indiana and Ohio Railway spur
History: Built around 1928-1929 for DT&I Railroad spur as part of interchange with New York Central/Norfolk Southern Railroad
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Location: Fulton County

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504430

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West elevation view

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504431

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Oblique from west

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504432

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Pier

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504433

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Spur bridge from under main line bridge

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504434

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Spur bridge and pier

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504435

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Oblique view

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504436

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Pier arcade

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504437

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Underside

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504438

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Northwest oblique view

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504439

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Northwest oblique view

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504440

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Southwest oblique view

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504441

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Pier and sidewalk span

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504442

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Pier

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504443

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Sidewalk passage

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504444

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Pier arches

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Through the archway

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IORY/NS Overpass

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 41.565457,-84.032717

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Carries Indiana and Ohio Railway over Norfolk Southern (formerly New York Central) Railroad
Design: unknown
Design Details: Appears to be similar in satellite view to the overpass over the Wabash Cannonball Trail, which has a large plate girder span with two T-beam approach spans on each side.
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Bridge over New York Central Railroad on Indiana and Ohio Railway
History: Built around 1928-1929 for DT&I Railroad
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Location: Fulton County

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Fraker Mill Bridge

Status: Open to pedestrians only

Location: 41.555920,-83.993277

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Carries Wabash Cannonball Trail (former Wabash Railroad) over Bad Creek
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 58.2 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over Bad Creek on Wabash Cannonball Trail (former Wabash Railroad)
History: Faux covered top added 2001
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Location: Fulton County

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West portal view

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504676

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Closer portal view

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504677

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Portal

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Bridge name

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504679

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Roof truss (not load bearing)

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504680

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South truss

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504681

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Roof structure

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Side view

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Roof bracket

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TR 26 - Tiffin River Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 41.564429,-84.361534

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Carries Township Road 26 over Tiffin River
Design: truss
Design Details: Truss
Total Length: 152.9 Feet
Span Length: 148.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Truss bridge over Tiffin River on Highway
History: Built 1917; demolished and replaced by concrete bridge 1996
Built: 1917

Location: Fulton County

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TR 10 Bear Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic
On 2021 bid list for replacement

Location: 41.689119,-84.055805

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Carries TR 10 over Bear Creek
Design: slab
Design Details: Concrete slab
Total Length: 25.9 Feet
Span Length: 24.9 Feet

Overview: Slab bridge over Bear Creek on TR 10
History: Built 1929
Built: 1929

Location: Fulton County

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506091

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On road

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506092

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Railing

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506093

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Oblique view

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TR MN Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 41.641864,-84.253473

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Carries TR MN over Branch of Old Bean Creek
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer with timber deck
Total Length: 22.0 Feet
Span Length: 18.0 Feet

Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Branch of Old Bean Creek on TR MN
History: Built 1908
Built: 1908

Location: Fulton County

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Sure sign of an old bridge ahead.....

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506603

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On road

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506604

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Southwest oblique view

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506605

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Under bridge

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506606

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Not the most structurally sound idea....

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506607

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Note Carnegie brands

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South elevation view

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506609

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South elevation view

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506610

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More distant elevation view

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CR T - Mill Creek Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 41.695016,-84.387369

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Carries County Road T over Mill Creek
Design: slab
Design Details: Concrete slab
Total Length: 25.9 Feet
Span Length: 24.9 Feet

Overview: Lost concrete slab bridge over Mill Creek on County Road T
History: Built 1931; replaced 2020
Built: 1931

Location: Fulton County

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Deck view

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509369

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North railing

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509370

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Severe railing deterioration

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509371

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South railing

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509372

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Southeast oblique view

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509373

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Collapsed railing post

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509374

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Southwest oblique view

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509375

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Reason for replacement

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509376

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South elevation view at sunset

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509377

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Another south elevation view

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509378

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Full elevation from south

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South elevation, east bank

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Another sunset view

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509381

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Demolition

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CR T - Smith Branch Drain Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 41.695144,-84.384794

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Carries County Road T over Smith Branch Drain
Design: slab
Design Details: Concrete slab
Total Length: 23.0 Feet
Span Length: 21.0 Feet

Overview: Concrete slab bridge over Smith Branch Drain on County Road T
History: Built 1938
Built: 1938

Location: Fulton County

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Deck view

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509386

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Railing

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509387

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North elevation

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509388

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South elevation

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509389

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South elevation at sunset

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509390

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South elevation, east bank

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509391

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Southeast oblique view

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509392

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Sunset on south face

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509393

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In spring

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CR 21 - Brush Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 41.537548,-84.267936

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Carries County Road 21 over Brush Creek
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 44.9 Feet
Span Length: 39.0 Feet

Overview: Concrete tee beam bridge over Brush Creek on County Road 21
History: Built 1940
Built: 1940

Location: Fulton County

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South portal view

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509707

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West railing

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509708

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East side

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Railing--odd paint job

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Railing detail

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509711

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Carved construction date

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509712

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Under bridge

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509713

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Southwest oblique view

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509714

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Southwest oblique view in spring

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509715

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Closer oblique view

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More distant view from west

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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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