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Key Facts |
Bridge Name | Type | Road | Location | City | Crossing |
| Camden College Corner Road Bridge | Truss | Camden College Corner Road (CR-41) | Preble County, OH | Rural | 4 Mile Creek |
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Technical Facts |
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Construction Date |
Structure Length | Roadway Width | Builder |
| 1929 | 110.9 Feet | 20 Feet | Brookville Bridge Company of Brookville, OH |
Except for a lack of v-lacing and a different builder, this bridge has a striking resemblance to the Indian Trail Road Bridge back in Michigan. Particularly the railing design on the bridge, which includes a pole and a strip of riveted steel below, is very similar to Indian Trail.
This bridge is a warren pony truss with a polygonal top chord. It features riveted connections. V-lacing is present under the top chord. The members of this bridge are simple i-beams in design. The single span structure rests on concrete abutments. There are rocker bearings at the east end of the truss. The bridge was built in 1929. The deck is concrete with an asphalt wearing surface. The floorbeams under the bridge appear to have been replaced, as indicated by welding around the bottom chord connections. Regardless, these floorbeams today are quite badly rusted. Perhaps it is a testament to the lesser quality of modern steel compared to the pure steel used back during the truss bridge era. See the photos gallery, just below the full/wallpaper sized images for photos of the weld marks and rusty beams.
Be sure to visit the page for the Foos Road Bridge, another similar bridge in the county built by the same company, the Brookville Bridge Company of Brookville, OH.
