The Symmes Creek Bridge is located in Chesapeake, Ohio, and carries OH Route 7 over Symmes Creek.
The Symmes Creek Bridge is located in Chesapeake, Ohio, and carries OH Route 7 over Symmes Creek. Built in 1933, 4 5 6 the bridge features a Parker through truss structure constructed by Dodge-Hussey, Inc. of Columbus 4 with steel from Lackawanna Bridge Company of Buffalo, New York. 5 6 The bridge deck underwent rehabilitation in 1990, 1 3 while the superstructure was repainted in 1993. 2
Details
- State: Ohio
- Route: OH Route 7
- Status: Active (Automobile)
- Type: Parker Through Truss
- Total Length: 348'
- Main Span Length: 162'
- Spans: 0
- Deck Width: 34'
- Roadway Width: 0
- Height of Structure: 0
- Above Vertical Clearance: 15.4'
- Navigational Clearance: 0
Sources
- “One-lane traffic.” Ironton Tribune, 6 Apr. 1990, p. 1.
- “Expect delays.” Ironton Tribune, 1 Sept. 1992, p. 14.
- Lavoie, Renee. “Chesapeake bridge to close for repairs.” Ironton Tribune, 25 Mar. 1990, pp. 1A-2A.
- “Symmes Creek Bridge Project Awarded.” Portsmouth Daily Times, 8 Nov. 1932, p. 13.
- Holth, Nathan. “Rockwood Avenue Bridge.” HistoricBridges.org, 3 Mar. 2007.
- Plaque.