Dey Bridge

Dey Bridge. . , This bridge a pratt through truss, was built in 1906 by the Massillon Bridge Company of Toledo, Ohio at a cost of $3,967.50. It replaced a bridge built in 1882. Dey road was petitioned for as a public road in 1832 In what was then Williams county by Samuel Dey who owned the land to the north of the bridge, this bridge provided a vital Tiffin River crossing for 39 years and was replaced by the prestressed concrete bridge to the south in 1995 at a cost of 1,130,00o. Preservation was encouraged by the federal highway administration program known as the "enhancement program” in 1997 at a cost of $237,000., The Pratt through truss has diagonals in tension and its verticals in compression, except for the hip verticals adjacent to the inclined end posts. It was the most popular through truss built on highways in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. This one span bridge extends 170 feet and is 16 feet wide. It is set on concrete abutments. The top chords and end posts are composed of two channels a top plate and lacing while the posts have two channels with lacing. Like many of the bridges built during this time it has pin-connections.