McCook Field in Dayton in Montgomery County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Dayton's New Bridges 2017
2. Third Street Bridge (Peace Bridge) Length 721 feet; Width 72 feet Type: Steel Beam, Continuous Constructed 1949; To be replaced 2021
3. Washington Street Bridge Length 632 feet; Width 59.3 feet Type: Prestressed Concrete Box Beam, Simple Constructed 2007
4. Monument Avenue Bridge (Dayton View Bridge) Length 693 feet; Width 58 feet Type: Prestressed Concrete Box Beam, Continuous Constructed 2009
5. Stewart Street Bridge Length 660 feet; Width 96 feet Type: Prestressed Concrete Box Beam, Continuous Constructed 2009
6. Webster Street Bridge Length 354 feet; Width 75 feet Type: Continuous Prestressed Concrete Beam Rendering 2014; To be replaced 2016-2017
7. Fifth Street Bridge Length 623.3 feet; Width 89.5 feet Type: Prestressed Concrete Girder, Continuous Constructed 2003
8. Keowee Street Bridge Length 280 feet; Width 62 feet Type: Steel Beam, Continuous Constructed 1997
9. Veterans Memorial Bridge Length 217 feet; Width 85.2 feet Type: Prestressed Concrete U-Beam, Simple Constructed 2010
10. Helena Street Bridge Length 302 feet; Width 70 feet Type: Steel Plate Girder Rendering 2015; To be replaced 2017
11. Findlay Street Bridge Length 395 feet; Width 66 feet Type: Prestressed Concrete I-Beam, Continuous Constructed 2006
12. Keowee Street Bridge (North Ridge) Length 509 feet; Width 77 feet Type: Continuous Prestressed Concrete Beam Rendering 2015; To be replaced 2019
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Bridges & Viaducts. A significant historical year for this entry is 1956.
Location. 39° 46.137′ N, 84° 11.022′ W. Marker is in Dayton, Ohio, in Montgomery County. It is in McCook Field. It is on Webster Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Dayton OH 45404, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Miami Valley. It is also in the American Midwest and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A City Beautiful For The 21st Century (here, next to this marker); Josef Melan and The Melan System of Bridge Construction in America (here, next to this marker); Webster Street Bridge Over Mad River (here, next to this marker); Engineering and Urban Art-Helena Street Bridge also Known As Island Park Bridge (a few steps from this marker); Building Bridges-Fifth Street And Keowee Street Bridges (a few steps from this marker); Hull's Rendezvous (within shouting distance of this marker); Bridges for a New Era (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); After the Flood (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dayton.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 4, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 12, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 282 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 12, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.

