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Overview: Relocated Bowstring pony truss bridge over Wakatomika Creek on Mill Road
Location: Knox County, Ohio
Status: Currently sitting on dry land at Foundation Park in Mt.Vernon, awaiting restoration.
History: Built ca. 1876 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co.
Builder: - Wrought Iron Bridge Co. of Canton, Ohio
Design: Tubular,wrought iron Bowstring pony truss.
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 88.9 ft.
Total length: 88.9 ft.
Deck width: 14.1 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.27667, -82.27167 (decimal degrees)
40°16'36" N, 82°16'18" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 17/391888/4459240 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Martinsburg
Inventory numbers: ODOT 4236157 (Ohio Dept. of Transportation structure feature number)
NRHP 79001869 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 27820 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 04/2002): Substructure condition rating: Imminent Failure (1 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 17.3 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1980): 100

Wakatomika Creek Mill Road Bridge

Posted March 7, 2009, by anthony dillon (spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com)

This bridge has been moved into Foundation Park in Mt. Vernon where it is to be restored soon.

Wakatomika Creek Mill Road Bridge

Posted March 7, 2009, by Joshua Collins (Bigjc1979 [at] aol [dot] com)

Visited this bridge location today, the bridge is gone, the only thing left is the west abutment.