Mount Vernon in Knox County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

The Viaduct

— The Mount Vernon Historic Walking Tour —

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 25, 2024

1. The Viaduct Marker

Inscription. The Viaduct is located on South Main Street, at the edge of downtown Mount Vernon. It was built over the Kokosing River in 1892 and was rehabilitated in 1969.

The stone arch viaduct replaced a wooden bridge that had years of damage from the elements. A thirty-year-old Viaduct passed its ultimate test as it withstood the ravages of the great flood of 1913.

Strategically located at the south edge of downtown Mount Vernon, the Viaduct has historically carried the merging northbound traffic from as many as four major state highways and currently provides safe passage over the Kokosing River for more than twenty thousand vehicles per day.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Bridges & Viaducts. A significant historical year for this entry is 1892.

Location. 40° 23.329′ N, 82° 29.22′ W. Marker is in Mount Vernon, Ohio, in Knox County. It can be reached from Columbus Road (County Road 80) south of South Main Street (State Route 13), on the right when traveling south. Marker is in the parking lot behind the former train depot. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 501 S Main St, Mount Vernon OH 43050, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Amish Country.

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: Daniel Decatur Emmett (here, next to this marker); Johnny Appleseed's Early Landholdings

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(about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Wayman Chapel AME Church (about 800 feet away); E.R. Roach Industries (about 800 feet away); The Buckeye Candy Co. (about 800 feet away); South Main Plaza (approx. 0.2 miles away); Jane Payne, M.D. (1825-1882) (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Snowden Family (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mount Vernon.

Also see . . . Historic Mount Vernon Walking Tour ~ 511 ~ The Viaduct. Short video, created by gifted students in several Mount Vernon elementary schools, about the important bridge. (Uploaded by Mark Bohland, May 9, 2015) (Submitted on May 31, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 25, 2024

2. The Viaduct Marker

Featured marker is the top one mounted on the sign post.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 31, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 31, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 539 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 31, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.