Snyder Memorial Bridge in Springfield, in Clark County, in Ohio. Intersected-Snyder Park Road Over Buck Creek. Construction Date-1897. Length-124'. Structure Type-Single Span, Metal Three-Hinged Through Arch, Fixed. Builder/Contractor: Unknown. Rehabilitation Date-1995. Inventory Number-1260529. GPS: 39.933600°N, -83.837030°W.
The bridge is highly unusual from a design standpoint. The arch is technically a through arch, but the arch only rises above the roadway a short distance. Much of the arch is below the deck. The shallow arch is further masked by the unusual method in which the arch has been trussed. Typical trussed arches have truss work which follows the shape of the arch. However in this case, the truss is variable depth with a consistently horizontal top chord such that the bridge looks much like a simple pony truss rather than an arch bridge.
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