Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 40.895028,-84.644879
Carries CR 160 (Terry Road) over Hoaglin Creek
Design: truss/pony/warren
Design Details: Warren pony truss
Total Length: 49.9 Feet
Span Length: 45.9 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Hoaglin Creek on CR 160 (Terry Road)
History: Built 1915
Built: 1915
Location: Van Wert County
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216685
Photo taken by Janis Ford
216686
Photo taken by Janis Ford
216687
Photo taken by Janis Ford
Status: Relocated to fairgrounds south of Van Wert
Location: 40.814733,-84.613976
Carries CR 82 over
Design: truss/bedstead/pratt
Design Details: Bedstead pony truss
Total Length: 47.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge on CR 82
History: Built 1894 by The Brackett Bridge Co.
Built: 1894
Location: Van Wert County
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151367
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
151368
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
151369
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
151370
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
151371
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
179026
Oblique looking SE
Photo taken by Anthony Dillon
179027
Looking East
Photo taken by Anthony Dillon
179028
West side
Photo taken by Anthony Dillon
179029
Looking South
Photo taken by Anthony Dillon
179030
Looking North
Photo taken by Anthony Dillon
179031
West truss
Photo taken by Anthony Dillon
179032
Builders plaque
Photo taken by Anthony Dillon
179033
Commissioners plaque
Photo taken by Anthony Dillon
179034
Marker
Photo taken by Anthony Dillon
179035
Truss panel
Photo taken by Anthony Dillon
179036
Endpost/ eyebar connection
Photo taken by Anthony Dillon
179037
Upper chord/ vertical connection
Photo taken by Anthony Dillon
179038
Endpost
Photo taken by Anthony Dillon
179039
Vertical
Photo taken by Anthony Dillon
179040
Truss legs have unfortunately been amputated
Photo taken by Anthony Dillon
216688
Photo taken by Janis Ford
216689
Photo taken by Janis Ford
216690
Photo taken by Janis Ford
216691
Photo taken by Janis Ford
216692
Photo taken by Janis Ford
216693
Photo taken by Janis Ford
216694
Photo taken by Janis Ford
216695
Photo taken by Janis Ford
Status: Removed and replaced
Location: 40.888143,-84.451543
Carries Carpenter Road over Dog Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Dog Creek on Carpenter Road
History: Built 1902; replaced 2001
Built: 1902
Location: Van Wert County
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Status: Removed and replaced
Location: 40.871780,-84.456540
Carries Dog Creek Road (County Hwy 173) over Dog Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Dog Creek on Dog Creek Road
History: Built 1929; Replaced 2009
Built: 1929
Location: Van Wert County
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Status: Removed and replaced
Location: 40.931717,-84.517319
Carries Fife Road over Town Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Town Creek on Fife Road
History: Built 1890 by the Bellefontaine Bridge Co.
Built: 1890
Location: Van Wert County
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Status: Removed and replaced
Location: 0.000000,0.000000
Carries Gamble Road over Dog Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Dog Creek on Gamble Road
History: Built 1930 by the Champion Bridge Co
Built: 1930
Location: Van Wert County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 40.946001,-84.567237
Carries CH 192 over Hoaglin Creek
Design: truss/pony/warren
Design Details: Warren pony truss
Total Length: 62.0 Feet
Span Length: 59.1 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Hoaglin Creek on CH 192
History: Built 1942
Built: 1942
Location: Van Wert County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.922581,-84.610557
Carries John Brown Road (TR 83) over Hoaglin Creek
Design: truss/pony/warren
Design Details: Polygonal Warren pony truss
Total Length: 61.0 Feet
Span Length: 57.1 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Hoaglin Creek on TR 83 (John Brown Road)
History: Built 1942
Built: 1942
Location: Van Wert County
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Status: Removed and road abandoned at bridge
Location: 40.880270,-84.657841
Carries Hook Road over Hoaglin Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Hoaglin Creek on Hook Road
History: Built 1900
Built: 1900
Location: Van Wert County
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Status: Currently being demolished for replacement
Location: 40.868333,-84.585000
Carries Jefferson Street over Town Creek
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed-spandrel arch
Total Length: 40.0 Feet
Span Length: 36.1 Feet
Overview: Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Town Creek on Jefferson Street in Van Wert
History: Built 1934; demolished May 2020
Built: 1934
Location: Van Wert County
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109999
The east face
Town Creek appears to have been made into a concrete drainage ditch.
Photo taken by J.R. Manning in October 2007
110000
Deck and west railing
Photo taken by J.R. Manning in October 2007
110001
The south approach
Photo taken by J.R. Manning in October 2007
110002
The deck and east railing
Photo taken by J.R. Manning in October 2007
110003
Balustrade detail and damage
Photo taken by J.R. Manning in October 2007
110004
The west face
Photo taken by J.R. Manning in October 2007
110005
The north approach
Photo taken by J.R. Manning in October 2007
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 40.816076,-84.350792
Carries CR 84 over Jennings Creek
Design: truss/pony/warren
Design Details: Polygonal Warren pony truss
Total Length: 55.1 Feet
Span Length: 50.9 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Jennings Creek on CR 84
History: Built 1932
Built: 1932
Location: Van Wert County
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216696
Photo taken by Janis Ford
Status: Removed and replaced
Location: 40.867130,-84.484310
Carries Knittle Road over Spice Run
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Spice Run on Knittle Road
History:
Built:
Location: Van Wert County
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Status: Removed and replaced
Location: 40.866371,-84.471698
Carries Knittle Road over Dog Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Dog Creek on Knittle Road
History: Built 1900
Built: 1900
Location: Van Wert County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 40.858437,-84.398083
Carries TR 199 over Little Auglaize River
Design: truss/pony/warren
Design Details: Warren pony truss
Total Length: 78.1 Feet
Span Length: 71.9 Feet
Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over Little Auglaize River on OH 199
History: Built 1942; replaced 2017
Built: 1942
Location: Van Wert County
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Status: Road closed, bridge removed
Location: 40.941195,-84.542871
Carries CR 115 over Maddox Creek
Design: truss/pony/pratt
Design Details: Pratt pony truss
Total Length: 45.9 Feet
Span Length: 44.0 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Maddox Creek on CR 115 (Keltner Road)
History: Built 1900
Built: 1900
Location: Van Wert County
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206574
KeltnerRd
Photo taken by Rick McOmber
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 40.960683,-84.517564
Carries CR 208 (Feasby-Wisener Road) over Maddox Creek
Design: truss/pony/pratt
Design Details: Pratt pony truss
Total Length: 49.9 Feet
Span Length: 45.9 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Maddox Creek on CR 208 (Feasby-Wisener Road)
History: Built 1900
Built: 1900
Location: Van Wert County
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Status: Removed but not replaced
Location: 40.967938,-84.510737
Carries CR 212 (Harvey Road) over Maddox Creek
Design: truss/pony/pratt
Design Details: Pratt pony truss
Total Length: 45.9 Feet
Span Length: 44.0 Feet
Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over Maddox Creek on CR 212 (Harvey Road)
History:
Built:
Location: Van Wert County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.868333,-84.580000
Carries Market Street over Town Creek
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed-spandrel arch
Total Length: 44.0 Feet
Span Length: 38.1 Feet
Overview: Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Town Creek on Market Street in Van Wert
History: Built 1934
Built: 1934
Location: Van Wert County
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110006
The west face
Like its counterpart upstream, this arch doesn't seem to be much of an arch.
Photo taken by J.R. Manning in October 2007
110007
The north approach
Photo taken by J.R. Manning in October 2007
110008
The east railing and deck
Photo taken by J.R. Manning in October 2007
110009
Balustrade detail
Photo taken by J.R. Manning in October 2007
110010
The west rail and deck
Photo taken by J.R. Manning in October 2007
110011
The east side
Photo taken by J.R. Manning in October 2007
Status: Removed and replaced
Location: 40.950711,-84.437138
Carries Middlepoint-Wetzel Road over Dog Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Dog Creek on Middlepoint-Wetzel Road
History: Built 1925
Built: 1925
Location: Van Wert County
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Status: Removed and replaced
Location: 40.960744,-84.584378
Carries CR 208 over North Creek
Design: unknown
Design Details: Bedstead pony truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over North Creek on CR 208
History: Built 1893 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co.
Built: 1893
Location: Van Wert County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 40.960863,-84.483950
Carries CR 208 over Town Creek
Design: truss/pony/warren
Design Details: Warren pony truss
Total Length: 55.1 Feet
Span Length: 49.9 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Town Creek on CR 208
History: Built 1910; rehabilitated 1947
Built: 1910
Location: Van Wert County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 40.968162,-84.480305
Carries CR 212 (Harvey Road) over Town Creek
Design: truss/pony/pratt
Design Details: Pratt pony truss
Total Length: 50.9 Feet
Span Length: 47.9 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Town Creek on CR 212 (Harvey Road)
History: Built 1900; rehabilitated 1942; Replaced 2006
Built: 1900
Location: Van Wert County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 40.793494,-84.765766
Carries TR 25 over Twenty-Seven Mile Creek
Design: truss/pony/warren
Design Details: Warren pony truss
Total Length: 36.1 Feet
Span Length: 32.2 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Twenty-Seven Mile Creek on TR 25
History: Built 1930 by the Champion Bridge Co
Built: 1930
Location: Van Wert County
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216682
Photo taken by Janis Ford
Status: No longer Exists
Location: 40.974740,-84.692820
Carries CR 59 (Ward Rd.) over Upper Prairie Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 26.9 Feet
Span Length: 24.0 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Upper Prairie Creek on CR 59 (Ward Rd.)
History:
Built:
Location: Van Wert County
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148396
Side View, Looking East
The next time I visited this bridge it was gone.
Photo taken by Joshua Collins in 2006
148397
Looking South-Southeast
Photo taken by Joshua Collins in 2006
148398
Looking South, down grassy Ward Rd.
Notice the large split in the abutment.
Photo taken by Joshua Collins in 2006
148399
Close-up of the split in the abutment
Photo taken by Joshua Collins in 2006
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.989708,-84.604194
Carries Van Wert-Paulding Road over Prairie Creek
Design: arch
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 36.1 Feet
Span Length: 17.1 Feet
Overview: Lost arch bridge over Prairie Creek on Van Wert-Paulding Road
History: Built 1930; replaced 2006
Built: 1930
Location: Van Wert County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 0.000000,0.000000
Carries Van Wert-Paulding Road over Evans Ditch
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Evans Ditch on Van Wert-Paulding Road
History: Built 1912
Built: 1912
Location: Van Wert County
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Status: Replaced by new bridge
Location: 40.844444,-84.504444
Carries Lincoln Highway over Upper Prairie Creek
Design: beam/stringer
Design Details: Stringer
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost stringer bridge over Upper Prairie Creek on Lincoln Highway
History: Built 1930, Cosmetic Refurbishment 1995, Destroyed 2006, Replaced 2006
Built: 1930
Location: Van Wert County
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111507
Lincoln Highway Bridge
This bridge was built around 1930 and included the Lincoln Highway indicia on the ends of the parapet walls. This was one of two bridges in Van Wert County with such markings. Both are gone.
Photo taken by J.R. Manning
111508
Lincoln Highway Bridge
In 1995, the parapet walls were sandblasted and the Lincoln Highway logos were restored. The steel guard rails were added at that time. This bridge is on a road that isn't exactly a dead end, it just peters out at US 30. (It's a 1929 Model A Ford Cabriolet.)
Photo taken by J.R. Manning
111509
WHOA!
Imagine my dismay to find this in September, 2006.
Photo taken by J.R. Manning in September 2006
111510
Photo taken by J.R. Manning in September 2006
111511
Photo taken by J.R. Manning in September 2006
111512
Photo taken by J.R. Manning in September 2006
111513
Photo taken by J.R. Manning in September 2006
111514
Photo taken by J.R. Manning in September 2006
111515
Photo taken by J.R. Manning in September 2006
111516
Photo taken by J.R. Manning in September 2006
111517
Photo taken by J.R. Manning in September 2006
111518
The new slab
The ends of the old parapet walls, complete with Lincoln Highway logos, were placed here to pay homage to the historic highway.
Photo taken by J.R. Manning in October 2007
111519
The new slab
The historic Lincoln Highway is carried on CR 418. It was US 30 until the highway moved to a super slab that can be seen in the distance in several of these photos.
Photo taken by J.R. Manning in October 2007
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.870850,-84.585212
Carries Chicago, Fort Wayne & Eastern Railroad over Town Creek
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over Town Creek on Chicago, Fort Wayne & Eastern Railroad
History: former Pennsylvania Railroad mainline, former route of the Broadway Limited
Built:
Location: Van Wert County
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172336
CF& E Van Wert Bridge
side view
Photo taken by Bob Morgan in July 2010
172337
CF& E Van Wert Bridge
underneath
Photo taken by Bob Morgan in July 2010
172338
CF& E Van Wert Bridge
view from west, second track now removed
Photo taken by Bob Morgan in July 2010
172339
CF& E Van Wert Bridge
mile marker from PRR
Photo taken by Bob Morgan in July 2010
172340
CF& E Van Wert Bridge
view from east
Photo taken by Bob Morgan in July 2010
Status: No longer at stated location; possibly moved?
Location: 40.853862,-84.585637
Carries Fairground road over Unknown
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Lattice girder style pony truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Unknown on Fairground road
History: Built ca.1900 by the Canton Bridge Company
Built: ca.1900
Location: Van Wert County
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178758
Oblique
Photo taken by Anthony Dillon
178759
Looking West
Photo taken by Anthony Dillon
178760
Distant view from East
Photo taken by Anthony Dillon
178761
East side
Photo taken by Anthony Dillon
178762
side detail
Photo taken by Anthony Dillon
178763
Plaque
Photo taken by Anthony Dillon
178764
West side looking SE
Photo taken by Anthony Dillon
178765
Inside view of lattice
Photo taken by Anthony Dillon
178766
Lattice detail
Photo taken by Anthony Dillon
178770
Photo taken by Anthony Dillon
178771
Photo taken by Anthony Dillon
178772
Diagonal bracing attachment
Photo taken by Anthony Dillon
178773
Outside truss view
Photo taken by Anthony Dillon
178774
Bowed truss
Photo taken by Anthony Dillon
178775
Severe deterioration of top cover plate
Photo taken by Anthony Dillon
178776
Pack rust is one of the biggest enemies to a metal bridge.
Photo taken by Anthony Dillon
178777
Beautiful rosette rivets
Photo taken by Anthony Dillon
178778
Vertical member
Photo taken by Anthony Dillon
178779
Looking down the top chord
Photo taken by Anthony Dillon
178780
Corner view
Photo taken by Anthony Dillon
178781
End detail
Photo taken by Anthony Dillon
178782
End (side) detail
Photo taken by Anthony Dillon
Status: Open to pedestrians
Location: 40.875829,-84.582008
Carries Pedestrian Walkway over Museum Grounds
Design: truss/pony/warren
Design Details: 1896 Warren rivet-connected, lightly built, parallel, pedestrian pony truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Warren pony truss bridge over Town Creek on Wall Street
History: Built 1896
Built: 1896
Location: Van Wert County
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183685
Photo Courtesy Ohio Department of Transportation.
183686
Photo Courtesy Ohio Department of Transportation.
438995
Wall Street Pedestrian Bridge
New location in town park
Photo taken by Alexander D. Mitchell IV in April 2017
438996
Wall Street Pedestrian Bridge
New location in town park
Photo taken by Alexander D. Mitchell IV in April 2017
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 40.843700,-84.340373
Carries South Main Street (now 2nd Street) over Miami & Erie Canal
Design: truss/pony/double-warren
Design Details: Double-intersection Warren pony truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Double-intersection Warren pony truss lift bridge over Miami & Erie Canal on South Main Street (now 2nd Street)
History:
Built: 1897
Location: Van Wert County
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376464
Delphos Oh Massilon Bridge comp Circa 1915
Old Postcard View
428101
Circa 1909
Old Postcard View
487561
2nd Street Bridge
Photo from old postcard
488176
Tech drawing from Douglas Butler
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in December 2019
Status: Abandoned
Location: 40.752154,-84.793439
Carries Railroad Grade over Saint Mary's River
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Pony plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Abandoned Pony plate girder bridge over Saint Mary's River on Railroad Grade in Willshire
History:
Built:
Location: Van Wert County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.855511,-84.404456
Carries Lincoln Highway over Little Auglaize River
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 119.1 Feet
Span Length: 44.9 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Little Auglaize River on Lincoln Highway
History: Built 1940; rehabilitated 2002
Built: 1940
Location: Van Wert County
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Special Bridge Conditions Legend: R - Former location of relocated bridge. ! - At risk for demolition or destruction. X - Confirmed demolished or collapsed. S - Dismantled and/or in storage. L - Severe loss of historic integrity due to alteration.
