Historic Bridges of the U.S. | Port William Road Bridge

Facts

Overview: Pony truss bridge over Anderson Fork on Port William Road (CR 5)
Location: Clinton County, Ohio
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1947 by the Champion Bridge Co.
Builder: - Champion Bridge Co. of Wilmington, Ohio
Design: Warren pony truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 88.9 ft.
Total length: 89.9 ft.
Deck width: 22.0 ft.
Inventory numbers: ODOT 1430602 (Ohio Dept. of Transportation structure feature number)
BH 27376 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 03/2005): Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 28.7 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1997): 500

Port William Road Bridge

Posted May 20, 2009, by Adam Fricke (africke [at] bizcinci [dot] rr [dot] com)

Here are some photos from before this bridge was demolished. I helped to inspect it once.

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Port William Road Bridge

Posted March 17, 2007, by Wayne Grodkiewicz (wgrodkiewi [at] aol [dot] com)

Hi,

This one is also gone. It has been replaced with a slab deck bridge that is real new also. 17 March 2007