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Overview

Color photos taken by Jonathan Maxwell
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Deck view

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Side view

This photo from the Historic American Engineering Record shows that the bridge has been strengthened by two additional piers [HAER photo taken 1992 by Joseph Elliott]

Facts 

Overview
Bowstring through truss bridge over Four Mile Creek on Junction Road
Location
Preble County, Ohio
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built ca. 1875, probably by the Massilon Iron Bridge Co.
Design
Bowstring through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 46.9 ft.
Total length: 142.1 ft.
Deck width: 15.7 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 14.5 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Inventory numbers
ODOT 6841295 (Ohio Dept. of Transportation structure feature number)
BH 28266 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 06/2006)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 53.2 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1969)
100

Categories 

Bowstring truss (55)
HAER documented (284)
NR-eligible (2,567)
Ohio (1,645)
Open (21,591)
Owned by county (14,137)
Preble County, Ohio (50)
Span length 25-50 feet (6,042)
Through truss (5,205)
Total length 125-175 feet (2,626)
Truss (15,739)

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