Monday, July 31, 2023

Fredericktown/Culbertson's Mill Bridge - Fredericktown, Ohio
















Fredericktown/Culbertson's Mill Bridge in Fredericktown, in Columbiana County, in Ohio. Intersected-Midland Fredericktown Road (TR-1038) Over North Fork Little Beaver Creek. Construction Date-1893. Length-119'. Structure Type: Single span, Metal 8 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed. Builder/Contractor: Penn Bridge Company of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania. Rehabilitation Date-2004. Inventory Number-1535501. Bridge is eligible for posting on the National Register of Historic Places. GPS: 40.714890°N, -80.544270°W.

Sunday, July 30, 2023

Grimms Bridge - Calcutta, Ohio
















Grimms Bridge, 1.5 miles east of Calcutta, in Columbiana County, in Ohio. Intersected-Grimms Bridge Road (TR-1042) Over Little Beaver Creek. Construction Date-1884, Length-155'. Structure Type: Single span, Metal 10 Panel Pin-Connected Whipple (Double-Intersection Pratt) Through Truss, Fixed. Builder/Contractor: Wrought Iron Bridge Company of Canton, Ohio. Rehabilitation Date-1960, 1997. Inventory Number-1538241. Bridge is eligible for posting on the National Register of Historic Places. GPS: 40.676080°N, -80.540300°W.

Saturday, July 29, 2023

Yellow Creek Church Road Bridge - Summitville, Ohio

















Yellow Creek Church Road Bridge in Summitville, in Columbiana County, in Ohio. Intersected-Yellow Creek Church Road Over Railroad (Conrail/Penn Central RR). Construction Date-Unknown. Length-107'. Structure Type: Single span, Metal 7 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed. Builder/Contractor: Unknown. Rehabilitation Date-1986. Inventory Number-1537067. This is a very old railroad truss bridge that was relocated and reused as a highway bridge. It has Trenton NJ brands on some of its members, as well as unusual portal bracing design and unusual built-up vertical members. These are all indications of a very old railroad bridge, perhaps dating to ca. 1880. It was moved here and turned into a highway bridge ca. 1919. Historical Significance-Bridge is eligible for posting on the National Register of Historic Places. GPS: 40.674880°N, -80.882290°W.

Howard Vandyke Bridge - Hammondsville, Ohio



















Howard Vandyke Bridge, 3 miles SSW of Hammondsville, in Jefferson County, in Ohio. Intersected-TR-289 Over Yellow Creek. Construction Date-1912. Length-105'. Structure Type: Single span, Metal 6 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed. Builder/Contractor: Central Concrete and Construction Company of Canton, Ohio, J. K. Hilton, Agent. Rehabilitation Date-1979. Inventory Number-4131126. GPS: 40.514008°N, -80.736311°W.