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Photographer: J. J. Prats
Taken: June 23, 2009
Caption: Detail on Bridge Builder's Plaque
Additional Description: |←——224 ft.——→|←——261 ft.——→|←——272 ft.——→|←——261 ft.——→|←——257 ft.——→|
West Approach: 4 spans @ 32 ft., 1 span @ 48 ft. — 250 ft. span — 250 ft. span — 250 ft. span — East Approach: 7 spans @ 32 feet.

Each arch consists of two ribs each 14 ft. wide – 5 ft. thick at the center and 9 ft. thick at the ends. The rise above the springing line is 52 ft. – The height of the sidewalk above the water is 95 ft.
Total length of bridge 1275 feet – The width is 56 feet

In the construction of this bridge 34,000 barrels of cement were used – 14,300 tons of sand – 27,000 tons of gravel and 1,623,000 pounds of steel bars and wire, for formwork and other temporary structures – 1,400,000 feet of timber and 350,000 pounds of structural steel were needed.
Submitted: August 1, 2009, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.
Database Locator Identification Number: p72502
File Size: 0.616 Megabytes

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