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Facts 

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

Update Log 

  • March 8, 2009: Updated by Anthony Dillon: status changed
  • March 7, 2009: Updated by Joshua Collins: status, overview

Sources 

  • Joshua Collins - Bigjc1979 [at] aol [dot] com
  • Anthony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com

Comments 

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.