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Photo taken by Brian McKee in March 2009

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Photo taken by Karen Bittinger in March 2009

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Builder's Plaque

The Brookville Bridge Co. 1931

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File Number

Photo taken by Karen Bittinger in March 2009

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Looking West

Photo taken by Anthony Dillon in August 2010

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Low oblique looking SW

Photo taken by Anthony Dillon in August 2010

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Looking East

Photo taken by Anthony Dillon in August 2010

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Oblique looking SE

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Outside truss detail

Photo taken by Anthony Dillon in August 2010

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Inside North truss

Photo taken by Anthony Dillon in August 2010

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Pipe and channel guardrail

Photo taken by Anthony Dillon in August 2010

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Unusual plate incorporated into endpost and guardrail, looks like it is to protect the bearing seat from collecting debris.

Photo taken by Anthony Dillon in August 2010

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Lower chord

Photo taken by Anthony Dillon in August 2010

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Rocker

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Gusset plate

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Floor beam

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Vertical barrel looking West

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Plaque

Photo taken by Anthony Dillon in August 2010

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Map 

Facts 

Overview
Pony truss bridge over Prices Creek on TR 437 (Foos Road)
Location
Preble County, Ohio
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1931 by the Brookville Bridge Co. of Brookville, Oh.
Builder
- Brookville Bridge Co.
Design
Warren pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 65.0 ft.
Total length: 75.1 ft.
Deck width: 20.0 ft.
Also called
Prices Creek TR 437 Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.86529, -84.63821   (decimal degrees)
39°51'55" N, 84°38'18" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/702007/4415474 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory numbers
ODOT 6840248 (Ohio Dept. of Transportation structure feature number)
BH 28275 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 07/2008)
Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 48.2 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1969)
70

Update Log 

  • August 1, 2010: New photos from Brian McKee
  • August 1, 2010: Updated by Anthony Dillon: Fixed coordinates for this wayward span
  • April 2, 2010: Updated by Bill Eichelberger: Mapped

Sources 

  • Bill Eichelberger - wallyum [at] hotmail [dot] com
  • Anthony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com
  • Brian McKee - bjmckee51 [at] yahoo [dot] com