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Arion Road-Scioto Brush Creek Bridge

Status: Replaced by concrete span

Location: 38.848333,-83.108333

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Carries CR 48 (Arion Rd.) over Brush Creek
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss
Total Length: 206.0 Feet
Span Length: 133.9 Feet

Overview: Lost Through truss bridge over Brush Creek on CR 48
History: Built 1944
Built: 1944

Location: Scioto County

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130782

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Replacement Bridge

Opened in November 2007

Photo taken by Don O'Brien in November 2007

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Duck Run CR 33 Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 38.845000,-83.048333

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Carries CR 33 over Duck Run
Design: truss/pony/warren
Design Details: Warren pony truss
Total Length: 53.2 Feet
Span Length: 50.9 Feet

Overview: Lost Pony truss bridge over Duck Run on CR 33
History: Built 1940; rehabilitated 1994
Built: 1940

Location: Scioto County

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129370

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Photo taken by Don O'Brien

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East Fork McCullough Creek CR 45 Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 38.848333,-83.108333

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Carries CR 45 over East Fork McCullough Creek
Design: truss/pony/warren
Design Details: Warren pony truss
Total Length: 69.9 Feet
Span Length: 66.9 Feet

Overview: Pony truss bridge over East Fork McCullough Creek on CR 45
History: Built 1940
Built: 1940

Location: Scioto County

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Frederick Creek TR 462 Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 38.811398,-82.777745

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Carries TR 462 (Edmunds Road) over Frederick Creek
Design: truss/pony/pratt-half
Design Details: 4-panel, pinned Pratt pony truss
Total Length: 69.9 Feet
Span Length: 65.9 Feet

Overview: Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Frederick Creek on TR 462 (Edmunds Road)
History: Built 1940; rehabilitated 1993
Built: 1940

Location: Scioto County

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129371

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Photo taken by Don O'Brien

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Ginat Creek CR 277 Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 0.000000,0.000000

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Carries CR 277 over Ginat Creek
Design: truss/pony/pratt
Design Details: Pratt pony truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Pony truss bridge over Ginat Creek on CR 277
History: Built 1950 by the Champion Builders
Built: 1950

Location: Scioto County

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Jacqauys Run OH 73 Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 38.813611,-83.067222

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Carries OH 73 over Jacqauys Run
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed-spandrel arch
Total Length: 33.1 Feet
Span Length: 27.9 Feet

Overview: Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Jacqauys Run on OH 73
History: Built 1934; rehabilitated 1934
Built: 1934

Location: Scioto County

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Jacquays Run OH 73 Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 38.810833,-83.060278

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Carries OH 73 over Jacquays Run
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed-spandrel arch
Total Length: 32.2 Feet
Span Length: 27.9 Feet

Overview: Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Jacquays Run on OH 73
History: Built 1930; rehabilitated 1935
Built: 1930

Location: Scioto County

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Wheeler's Mill Bridge

Status: Moved to Franklin County where it was restored and placed on the Alum Creek Trail.

Location: 38.825838,-82.849042

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Carries TR 238 over Little Scioto River
Design: truss/through/parker
Design Details: Camelback-"Bowstring" through truss
Total Length: 153.9 Feet
Span Length: 149.9 Feet

Overview: Camelback-"Bowstring" through truss bridge over Little Scioto River on TR 238
History: Built by the Brackett Bridge Co. in 1902, dismantled and moved to Franklin County where it was placed on a trail.
Built: 1900

Location: Scioto County

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Wheeler Mill Bridge

Scanned from a Scioto County map. The old bridge that is now in storage.

Photo taken Scioto County Engineers staff. (scanned by Don O'Brien)

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Little Scioto River CR 15 Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge.

Location: 38.783333,-82.850000

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Carries CR 15 over Little Scioto River
Design: truss/through/warren
Design Details: Warren through truss
Total Length: 195.9 Feet
Span Length: 151.9 Feet

Overview: Through truss bridge over Little Scioto River on CR 15
History: Built 1940
Built: 1940

Location: Scioto County

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Little Scioto River CR 18 Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 38.936667,-82.787778

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Carries CR 18 over Little Scioto River
Design: truss/pony/warren
Design Details: Warren pony truss
Total Length: 86.0 Feet
Span Length: 84.0 Feet

Overview: Pony truss bridge over Little Scioto River on CR 18
History: Built 1940; rehabilitated 1994
Built: 1940

Location: Scioto County

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Little Scioto Rver CR 18 Bridge

Photo taken by Don O'Brien in 2007

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Little Scioto River CR 19 Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 38.877484,-82.786581

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Carries CR 19 over Little Scioto River
Design: truss/pony/warren
Design Details: Warren pony truss
Total Length: 90.9 Feet
Span Length: 87.9 Feet

Overview: Pony truss bridge over Little Scioto River on CR 19
History: Built 1929; rehabilitated 1994; Replaced 2007
Built: 1929

Location: Scioto County

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Little Scioto River CR 221 Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 38.853611,-82.788611

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Carries CR 221 over Little Scioto River
Design: truss/pony/warren
Design Details: Warren pony truss
Total Length: 104.0 Feet
Span Length: 102.0 Feet

Overview: Pony truss bridge over Little Scioto River on CR 221
History: Built 1940; rehabilitated 1998
Built: 1940

Location: Scioto County

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Little Scioto River TR 217 Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 38.904722,-82.779444

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Carries TR 217 over Little Scioto River
Design: truss/pony/warren
Design Details: Warren pony truss
Total Length: 102.0 Feet
Span Length: 100.1 Feet

Overview: Pony truss bridge over Little Scioto River on TR 217
History: Built 1935; rehabilitated 1993
Built: 1935

Location: Scioto County

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McCullough Creek CR 45 (Henley-Deemer Rd.) Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 38.860000,-83.148333

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Carries CR 45 (Henley-Deemer Rd.) over McCullough Creek
Design: truss/pony/warren
Design Details: Warren pony truss
Total Length: 63.0 Feet
Span Length: 59.1 Feet

Overview: Lost Pony truss bridge over McCullough Creek on CR 45 (Henley-Deemer Rd.)
History: Built 1940; rehabilitated 1993
Built: 1940

Location: Scioto County

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131497

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Photo taken by Don O'Brien in May 2007

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Mill Road Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 38.697655,-82.846984

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Carries Mill Road (TR 262) over Pine Creek
Design: truss/through/camelback
Design Details: Pinned Camelback through truss
Total Length: 130.9 Feet
Span Length: 128.9 Feet

Overview: Lost Camelback through truss bridge over Pine Creek on Mill Road (TR 262)
History: Built 1905; rehabilitated 1994; replaced 2018
Built: 1905

Location: Scioto County

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Mill Road Bridge

Spans Pine Creek

Photo taken by Don O'Brien in October 2012

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Pine Creek CR 257 Bridge

Status: Demolished and replaced.

Location: 38.716667,-82.866667

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Carries CR 257 over Pine Creek
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss
Total Length: 107.9 Feet
Span Length: 105.0 Feet

Overview: Through truss bridge over Pine Creek on CR 257 in Wheelersburg
History: Built 1940. Closed in September 2008.
Built: 1940

Location: Scioto County

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130769

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Photo taken by Don O'Brien in June 2007

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Pine Creek TR 278 Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 38.635000,-82.778333

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Carries TR 278 over Pine Creek
Design: truss/pony/pratt
Design Details: Pratt pony truss on cast iron bents.
Total Length: 111.9 Feet
Span Length: 74.2 Feet

Overview: Lost pony truss bridge with cast iron bents over Pine Creek on TR 278
History: Built 1925
Built: 1925

Location: Scioto County

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130183

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Photo taken by Don O'Brien in June 2007

315561

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Source: Historic Bridge Inventory in June 2009

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315571

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315572

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Pine Creek TR 310 Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 38.708366,-82.718734

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Carries TR 310 over Pine Creek
Design: truss/pony/warren
Design Details: Warren pony truss
Total Length: 49.9 Feet
Span Length: 47.9 Feet

Overview: Pony truss bridge over Pine Creek on TR 310
History: Built 1932
Built: 1932

Location: Scioto County

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469057

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Photo taken by Matthew Hemmer in March 2020

469058

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Photo taken by Matthew Hemmer in March 2020

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Photo taken by Matthew Hemmer in March 2020

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Pine Creek TR 341 Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 38.696667,-82.713333

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Carries TR 341 over Pine Creek
Design: truss/pony/warren
Design Details: Warren pony truss
Total Length: 58.1 Feet
Span Length: 56.1 Feet

Overview: Pony truss bridge over Pine Creek on TR 341
History: Built 1930
Built: 1930

Location: Scioto County

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469043

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Photo taken by Matthew Hemmer in March 2020

469044

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469045

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469046

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469047

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469048

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469049

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469050

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469051

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Photo taken by Matthew Hemmer in March 2020

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Pond Creek TR 418 Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 38.794722,-83.070278

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Carries TR 418 over Pond Creek
Design: truss/pony/polygonal
Design Details: Polygonal Warren pony truss
Total Length: 61.0 Feet
Span Length: 55.1 Feet

Overview: Pony truss bridge over Pond Creek on TR 418
History: Built 1940; rehabilitated 1998
Built: 1940

Location: Scioto County

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Rocky Fork CR 26 Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 38.948253,-82.892902

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Carries CR 26 over Rocky Fork
Design: truss/pony/warren
Design Details: Warren pony truss
Total Length: 62.0 Feet
Span Length: 60.0 Feet

Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over Rocky Fork on CR 26
History: Built 1940; rehabilitated 1992; replaced 2013
Built: 1940

Location: Scioto County

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Millers Run

Photo taken by Janis Ford in October 2012

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Rocky Fork CR 42 Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 0.000000,0.000000

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Carries CR 42 over Rocky Fork
Design: truss/pony/pratt
Design Details: Pratt pony truss
Total Length: 77.1 Feet
Span Length: 77.1 Feet

Overview: Pony truss bridge over Rocky Fork on CR 42
History: Built 1930
Built: 1930

Location: Scioto County

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Rocky Fork Road Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 38.852500,-83.204722

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Carries Rocky Fork Road over Rocky Fork
Design: truss/deck
Design Details: Deck truss
Total Length: 149.9 Feet
Span Length: 102.0 Feet

Overview: Deck truss bridge over Rocky Fork on Rocky Fork Road in Otway
History: Built ca. 1940; rehabilitated 1995
Built: ca. 1940

Location: Scioto County

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Rocky Fork TR 205 (Dever Rd.) Bridge

Status: Replaced by new bridge

Location: 38.928603,-82.896483

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Carries TR 205 (Dever Rd.) over Rocky Fork
Design: truss/pony/warren
Design Details: Warren pony truss
Total Length: 48.9 Feet
Span Length: 46.9 Feet

Overview: Lost Pony truss bridge over Rocky Fork on TR 205 (Dever Rd.)
History: Built 1950 by the Champion Bridge Co.
Built: 1950

Location: Scioto County

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133288

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Photo taken by Don O'Brien in August 2008

133289

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Photo taken by Don O'Brien in August 2008

133290

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Photo taken by Don O'Brien in August 2008

134643

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New in late 2008, this replaced the pony bridge which was scrapped

Photo taken by Don O'Brien in March 2009

134644

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James D. Conley Bridge

New bridge and with a new name opened in late 2008. The historic pony bridge was scrapped.

Photo taken by Don O'Brien in February 2009

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Rocky Fork TR 222 Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 38.857500,-82.796111

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Carries TR 222 over Rocky Fork
Design: truss/pony/warren
Design Details: Warren pony truss
Total Length: 142.1 Feet
Span Length: 115.2 Feet

Overview: Pony truss bridge over Rocky Fork on TR 222
History: Built 1940; rehabilitated 1998
Built: 1940

Location: Scioto County

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Scioto Brush Creek TR 79 Bridge

Status: Open to traffic
Slated for demolition and replacement in 2015.

Location: 38.898333,-83.206667

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Carries TR 79 over Scioto Brush Creek
Design: truss/pony/warren
Design Details: Warren pony truss
Total Length: 50.9 Feet
Span Length: 48.9 Feet

Overview: Pony truss bridge over Scioto Brush Creek on TR 79
History: Built 1920
Built: 1920

Location: Scioto County

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280188

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Photo Source: ODOT, Taken June 2009

280189

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280190

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Photo Source: ODOT, Taken June 2009

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Photo Source: ODOT, Taken June 2009

280199

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Photo Source: ODOT

280200

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280201

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Historic Bridge Inventory Card.

Photo Source: ODOT

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Upper Twin Creek CR 96 Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 0.000000,0.000000

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Carries CR 96 over Upper Twin Creek
Design: truss/pony/pratt
Design Details: Pratt pony truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Pony truss bridge over Upper Twin Creek on CR 96
History: Built 1940
Built: 1940

Location: Scioto County

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CSX - Sciotoville Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 38.752878,-82.885773

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Carries CSX Railroad over Ohio River
Design: truss/through/warren/sub-panels
Design Details: Continuous subdivided Warren through truss bridge with deck truss approach spans (each 152.5 feet long) and plate girder viaducts (north approach 822 feet, south approach 1062 feet)
Total Length: 3400.0 Feet
Span Length: 775.0 Feet

Overview: Continuous through truss bridge over the Ohio River on CSX Railroad
History: Built 1914-17 under the direction of Gustav Lindenthal, opened to railroad traffic July 31, 1917
Built: 1917

Location: Scioto County

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160707

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Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in April 2010

160708

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Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in April 2010

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Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in April 2010

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Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in April 2010

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A 2-fer.. the CSX Beast in the background.. a smaller Norfolk Southern Pratt through truss in the foreground

Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in April 2010

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Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in April 2010

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Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in April 2010

160714

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Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in April 2010

160715

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Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in April 2010

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Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in April 2010

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Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in April 2010

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Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in April 2010

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Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in April 2010

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Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in April 2010

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Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in April 2010

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Sciotoville River bridge over the Ohio River

Photo taken from Proceedings of the American Society of Civil Engineers Volume 48, Issues 1-4 - 1922

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Sciotoville Bridge

Box girder portals between diagonals over center pier

Photo taken from Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers Volume 85 - 1922

511762

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Sciotoville Bridge

Steel casting on center pier

Photo taken from Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers Volume 85 - 1922

511763

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Sciotoville Bridge

Special jacking apparatus

Photo taken from Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers Volume 85 - 1922

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Sciotoville Bridge

Erection of falsework and laying of steel floor system and tracks by gantry traveler

Photo taken from Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers Volume 85 - 1922

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Sciotoville Bridge

Erection of trusses

Photo taken from Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers Volume 85 - 1922

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Sciotoville Bridge

Erection of Ohio span completed

Photo taken from Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers Volume 85 - 1922

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Sciotoville Bridge

Adjustment of Kentucky span

Photo taken from Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers Volume 85 - 1922

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Sciotoville Bridge

Cantilever erection, Kentucky span, and flasework under Ohio span removed

Photo taken from Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers Volume 85 - 1922

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Sciotoville Bridge

Cantilever section

Photo taken from Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers Volume 85 - 1922

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Sciotoville Bridge

Cantilever section

Photo taken from Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers Volume 85 - 1922

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Sciotoville Bridge

Kentucky span, temporary supports ready for dismantling

Photo taken from Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers Volume 85 - 1922

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Sciotoville Bridge

Pair of top chord members being lifted simultaneously

Photo taken from Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers Volume 85 - 1922

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Old U. S. Grant Bridge

Status: Replaced by new bridge

Location: 38.727222,-82.997222

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Carries US 23 over Ohio River
Design: suspension/wire
Design Details: Type: Steel Suspension Cables Supporting Steel Framing and Reinforced Concrete Deck on Reinforced Concrete SubstructureReinforced Substructure Spans: 350'––700’––350' Roadway: 22’ Toe-to-Toe of Curb Wearing Surface: Asphalt
Total Length: 1400.0 Feet
Span Length: 700.0 Feet

Overview: Lost suspension bridge over the Ohio River on US 23 in Portsmouth
History: Built 1927; rehabilitated 1979; replaced 2006
Built: 1927

Location: Scioto County

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Old US Grant Bridge

This is a photo of a mural on the flood wall in downtown Portsmouth.

Photo taken by Bob Morgan in July 2005

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U.S. Grant Bridge, Portsmouth, Ohio. Connecting Kentucky and Ohio, U.S. Route 23 showing Portsmouth, Ohio, in background

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Old U. S. Grant Bridge

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Old U. S. Grant Bridge

Photo from old postcard

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Old U. S. Grant Bridge

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New U.S. Grant Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 38.727222,-82.997222

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Carries US 23 over Ohio River
Design: suspension/stayed
Design Details: Steel Cable Stays Supporting Steel Girders, Floor beams and (Post Tensioned) Concrete Deck Spans: 350’’––875’––460’ Roadway: 61’Toe-to-Toe of Parapet; 70 ’ Overall Wearing Surface: 1 1/4” High Performance Concrete
Total Length: 1685.0 Feet
Span Length: 875.0 Feet

Overview: Cable-stayed suspension bridge the Ohio River on US 23 in Portsmouth
History: Cable stayed suspension bridge replaced earlier true wire suspension bridge at same location. Construction started 25 June 2001 and finished 16 October 2006 at a cost of $28,434,495.93
Built: 2006

Location: Scioto County

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US Grant Bridge under construction

Ohio tower under construction

Photo taken by Bob Morgan in July 2005

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US Grant Bridge under construction

Kentucky tower under construction

Photo taken by Bob Morgan in July 2005

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US Grant Bridge under construction

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Photo taken by Bob Morgan in July 2005

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Photo taken by Don O'Brien in November 2006

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The U.S. 23 - U.S. Grant Memorial Bridge

Cable-stayed suspension bridge, crossing the CSX Railroad on the left side, the Ohio River in the center, and Front Street in the city of Portsmouth, Ohio on the left.

Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in April 2009

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North cable tower, and the cable stays

Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in April 2009

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U-S 23 Southbound across the Ohio River and into Kentucky

Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in April 2009

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Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in April 2009

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Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in April 2009

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Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in April 2009

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Photo taken by Todd Walker

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New U.S. Grant Bridge

Photo taken by Jack Schmidt in July 2016

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New U.S. Grant Bridge

Photo taken by Jack Schmidt in July 2016

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New U.S. Grant Bridge

Photo taken by Jack Schmidt in July 2016

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New U.S. Grant Bridge

Photo taken by Jack Schmidt in July 2016

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NS - Cincinnati Junction Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 38.762985,-82.992562

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Carries Norfolk Southern Railway over Scioto River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: (9)7-panel, pinned Pratt through trusses
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Pratt through truss bridge over Scioto River on Norfolk Southern Railway in Portsmouth
History:
Built: ca. 1890

Location: Scioto County

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NS - Cincinnati Junction Bridge

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NS - Cincinnati Junction Bridge

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Rarden Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 38.923333,-83.248333

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Carries OH 73 over Rarden Creek
Design: girder/pony/curved
Design Details: Concrete curved chord through girder
Total Length: 63.0 Feet
Span Length: 60.0 Feet

Overview: Concrete girder bridge over Rarden Creek on OH 73
History: Built 1930
Built: 1930

Location: Scioto County

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Photo taken by Bill Eichelberger in December 2009

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Elevation.

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View From Roadway.

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View Under Bridge.

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NS - Little Scioto River Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 38.755593,-82.884363

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Carries Norfolk Southern Railway over Little Scioto River
Design: truss/through/warren
Design Details: Warren through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Warren through truss bridge over Little Scioto River on Norfolk Southern Railway at Sciotoville, next to US 52
History:
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Location: Scioto County

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Carl D. Perkins Memorial Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 38.728359,-83.017817

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Carries Kentucky State Highway 8-Spur (unsigned) and U.S. 23 Truck Route over Ohio River, CSX Railroad tracks
Design: truss/through/warren
Design Details: 3-span Warren cantilevered through truss, with 11 pre-stressed concrete deck approach spans (Ohio side)
Total Length: 2991.0 Feet
Span Length: 900.0 Feet

Overview: Warren cantilevered through truss bridge over Ohio River, CSX Railroad tracks on Kentucky State Highway 8-Spur and U.S. 23 Truck Route, between West Portsmouth, Ohio and South Portsmouth, Kentucky
History: Built 1987
Built: 1987

Location: Scioto County

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Carl D. Perkins Memorial Bridge

Photo taken by Jack Schmidt in July 2016

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Carl D. Perkins Memorial Bridge

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Carl D. Perkins Memorial Bridge

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Otway Covered bridge 35-73-15

Status: Open to pedestrians

Location: 38.862853,-83.190065

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Carries Old OH 348 over Scioto Brush Creek
Design: truss/through/smith
Design Details: Smith through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 127.0 Feet

Overview: Smith through truss bridge over Scioto Brush Creek on Old OH 348
History: Built 1874 by the Smith Bridge Co. Arches added in 1896, 1920's Polygonal Warren Rivetted Pony Truss added as approach, Bypassed in 1963
Built: 1874

Location: Scioto County

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Columbus Metropolitan Library

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Otway Covered Bridge

Rehabilitation Underway

Photo taken by Don O'Brien in May 2014

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Prior to Beginning of Rehab

Photo taken by Janis Ford in October 2012

360801

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Photo taken by Janis Ford in October 2012

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Photo taken by Janis Ford in October 2012

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Photo taken by Janis Ford in October 2012

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Photo taken by Janis Ford in October 2012

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Photo taken by Janis Ford in October 2012

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Photo taken by Janis Ford in April 2010

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Photo taken by Janis Ford in April 2010

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Otway Covered bridge 35-73-15

Photo taken by Jack Schmidt in July 2016

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Otway Covered bridge 35-73-15

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Otway Covered bridge 35-73-15

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Otway Covered bridge 35-73-15

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Otway Covered bridge 35-73-15

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Otway Covered bridge 35-73-15

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Otway Covered bridge 35-73-15

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Otway Covered bridge 35-73-15

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Otway Covered bridge 35-73-15

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Otway Covered bridge 35-73-15

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Otway Covered bridge 35-73-15

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Otway Covered bridge 35-73-15-sign

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Otway Covered bridge 35-73-15

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Scioto River Bridge

Status: Replaced by new bridge

Location: 38.733333,-83.013333

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Carries SR Hwy. 73 over Scioto River
Design: truss/through/pennsylvania
Design Details: Pennsylvania through truss
Total Length: 1505.0 Feet
Span Length: 327.1 Feet

Overview: Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Scioto River on SR Hwy. 73
History: Built in 1915, replaced in 1998
Built: 1915

Location: Scioto County

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View Looking Across Recently Cultivated Field, With Bridge In Distant Background

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View From River Bed, Looking Southwest, Showing Three Spans Of Bridge

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View Of Northwest Portal From Road Level

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View Of Southeast Portal From Road Level

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View, Looking North, At Ends Of Trusses Bearing On Pier

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Detail View Of Truss Ends Resting On Pier, With Dense Vegetation In Foreground

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Close-In Detail View Of Truss Ends Resting On Pier, Showing Bottom Chord Connections

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Detail View Of Bottom Chord Connections, Underside Of Bridge And Three Panels Of Trussing At Mid-Span

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Detail View From Deck, Showing Vertical Post And Lateral Bracing

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Detail View From Deck Of Four Panels Of Trussing, Showing Vertical Posts, Diagonals And Lateral Bracing

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Close-In Detail View Of Underside Of Portal Bracing At Juncture Of Inclined Endpost And Upper Chord

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View Of Southwest End Of Bridge, Showing Short Girder Approach Span And Pier Accepting End Of Truss

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View Of Maker's Plate

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SR 73 over Unnamed Creek

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 38.866079,-83.188743

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Carries SR 73 over Unknown creek
Design: culvert/concrete
Design Details: Concrete culvert
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Concrete culvert bridge over Unknown creek on SR 73
History:
Built:

Location: Scioto County

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SR 73 over Unnamed Creek

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SR 73 over Unnamed Creek

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SR 73 over Unnamed Creek

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OH 348 Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 38.892328,-83.153099

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Carries OH 348 over Tributary of McCullough Creek
Design: slab
Design Details: Slab
Total Length: 26.9 Feet
Span Length: 24.0 Feet

Overview: Concrete slab bridge on OH 348 over a branch of McCullough Creek
History: Built ca. 1940
Built: ca. 1940

Location: Scioto County

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SR 348 over Stream

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SR 348 over Stream

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SR 348 over Stream

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Old Portsmouth Scioto River Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 38.732936,-83.011515

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Carries 2nd Street (Likely location) over Scioto River
Design: truss/through/whipple
Design Details: Multi-span Whipple through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Whipple Truss Bridge over Scioto River at 2nd Street (Likely location)
History: Built ca.1885; Destroyed in the Great Flood of 1913.
Built: ca.1885

Location: Scioto County

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Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923

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Postcard

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Plaques almost readable

Can anyone improve the image?

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Postcard view from bridge deck towards portal

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When fully blown up, the text is sort of readable

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1913 flood before collapse

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Side view

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same image or same day as image 1

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Last day - 1913

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Another scrap book page. Image same as Image 2

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1913 after the flood

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Side view

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1913 shoreline, post collapse

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multi-scene postcard including bridge

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1913 post flood

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1913 post flood

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other end?

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Upper Twin Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 38.635729,-83.241038

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Carries Driveway over Upper Twin Creek
Design: truss/pony/warren
Design Details: Warren pony truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Warren pony truss bridge over Upper Twin Creek on Driveway
History:
Built:

Location: Scioto County

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Scioto St. Bridge (1879)

Status: No longer exists

Location: 38.875498,-83.014513

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Carries Scioto Street? over Scioto River
Design: unknown
Design Details:
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Bridge over Scioto River on Scioto Street?
History: Announcement of bridge letting Aug. 1, 1879
Built: 1879

Location: Scioto County

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Scioto Street Bridge

1937 flood

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Scioto Street Bridge

Portsmouth Daily Times: July 26 1879

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Lucasville bridge, History of Lower Scioto Valley

Reference to bridge built at Lucasville in 1878.

History of lower Scioto Valley, Ohio, together with sketches of its cities, villages and townships, educational, religious, civil, military, and political history, ... by Inter-state Publishing Company (Chicago, Ill.)

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Millbrook Park "Y" Bridge

Status: Removed but not replaced

Location: 38.752965,-82.928011

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Carries Footpath over lagoon
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Pony truss bridge over lagoon on Footpath
History: Lost in 1937 flood
Built:

Location: Scioto County

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Millbrook Park "Y" Bridge

1910 view

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Millbrook Park Mill Entrance Bridge

Status: Removed but not replaced

Location: 38.752572,-82.928140

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Carries Footpath over lagoon
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Pony truss bridge over lagoon on Footpath
History:
Built:

Location: Scioto County

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Millbrook Park Mill Entrance Bridge

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Mackletree Road Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 38.725359,-83.174113

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Carries Mackletree Road over Turkey Creek
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Timber stringer bridge over Turkey Creek on Mackletree Road
History: Built 1934
Built: 1934

Location: Scioto County

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Mackletree Road Bridge

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Ohio & Erie Canal Aqueduct

Status: Removed but not replaced

Location: 38.837297,-83.022069

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Carries Ohio & Erie Canal over Scioto Brush Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss aqueduct
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Pony truss aueduct over Scioto Brush Creek on Ohio & Erie Canal
History:
Built:

Location: Scioto County

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Ohio & Erie Canal Aqueduct

1910 view

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CSX - Little Scioto River Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 38.762855,-82.886087

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Carries CSX Transportation over Little Scioto River
Design: truss/deck/warren
Design Details: Warren deck truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Warren deck truss bridge over Little Scioto River on CSX Transportation
History:
Built:

Location: Scioto County

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Jessie Run Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 38.922500,-83.243472

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Carries W Main Street over Jessie Run
Design: girder
Design Details: Lattice Girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost girder bridge over Jessie Run on W Main Street
History:
Built:

Location: Scioto County

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Jessie Run Bridge

looking west c1910

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CSX - Little Scioto River Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 38.773525,-82.865060

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Carries CSX RR over Little Scioto River
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: High level deck plate girder trestle
Total Length: 1081.1 Feet
Span Length: 80.1 Feet

Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over Little Scioto River & OH-335 on CSX RR
History: Built 1915
Built: 1915

Location: Scioto County

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CSX - Stout Hollow Road Underpass

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 38.775432,-82.862249

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Carries CSX RR over Stout Hollow Road
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 Stout Hollow Road on CSX RR
History:
Built:

Location: Scioto County

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CSX - Blake Hollow Road Underpass

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 38.828074,-82.852143

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Carries CSX RR over Blake Hollow Road
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 Blake Hollow Road on CSX RR
History:
Built:

Location: Scioto County

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CSX - Long Run Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 38.851506,-82.856606

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Carries CSX RR over Long Run & High Street
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Three-span deck plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over Long Run & High Street on CSX RR
History:
Built:

Location: Scioto County

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CSX - Slocum Avenue Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 38.769372,-82.871840

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Carries CSX Railroad over Slocum Avenue
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed-spandrel arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Slocum Avenue on CSX Railroad
History:
Built:

Location: Scioto County

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Scioto Street Bridge (Pre 1937)

Status: Removed but not replaced

Location: 38.875482,-83.014080

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Carries Scioto Street over Scioto River
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Through truss bridge over Scioto River on Scioto Street
History: Possibly lost after 1937 flood
Built:

Location: Scioto County

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Scioto Street Bridge

1937 flood

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Scioto Street Bridge

Documentation as to date of loss

Portsmouth Daily Times: January 29 1937


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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