Historic Bridges of the U.S. | Dresden Suspension Bridge

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Overview

Color photos taken May 2006 by Jack Schmidt

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Oblique view

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Deck view

Black-and-white photos taken 1992 by Joseph Elliott for the Historic American Engineering Record

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Anchorage

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Tower

Overview: Suspension bridge over Muskingum River on OH 208 in Dresden
Location: Muskingum County, Ohio
Status: Bypassed and closed to all traffic
History: Built 1914 by the Bellefontaine Bridge & Steel Co.
Builder: - Bellefontaine Bridge & Steel Co.
Design: Eyebar suspension
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 443.0 ft.
Total length: 705.0 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on December 1, 1978
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.12066, -82.00026 (decimal degrees)
40°07'14" N, 82°00'01" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 17/414767/4441628 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Adamsville
Inventory numbers: ODOT 6005284 (Ohio Dept. of Transportation structure feature number)
NRHP 78002153 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 28141 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Dresden Suspension Bridge

Posted February 12, 2007, by Cecil (cneigh01 [at] baker [dot] edu)

Pic of current bridge with old bridge from http://www.dot.state.oh.us/