Historic Bridges of the U.S. | Newell Toll Bridge

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Oblique View

As seen from the West Virginia side.

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in October 2007

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The east Newell, WV

The yellow caps cover the cable anchors.

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The east portal

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The deck looking east

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Pedestrian Walkway

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The deck and truss structure

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The cable anchor

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The north face

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The toll house in East Liverpool, OH

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The Ohio portal

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The toll house as seen from US 30

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The cable anchor below the toll house

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The undercarriage

The suspended car appears to be for maintenance.

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The south face as seen from OH 7

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Map

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Facts

Overview: Private suspension bridge over the Ohio River on Golding Street Extension between Newell and East Liverpool
Status: Open to toll traffic
History: Built 1905; rehabilitated 1954
Design: Wire suspension
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 742.2 ft.
Total length: 1,590.0 ft.
Deck width: 20.7 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 13.5 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.62000, -80.58833 (decimal degrees)
40°37'12" N, 80°35'18" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 17/534819/4496656 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: East Liverpool South
Inventory numbers: ODOT 1502425 (Ohio Dept. of Transportation structure feature number)
BH 35133 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection
Average daily traffic (as of 2005): 10,000

Update Log

January 28, 2008: New photos from J.R. Manning

Sources

J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net

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