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Key Facts |
Bridge Name | Type | Road | Location | City | Crossing |
| Grimms Bridge | Truss | Grimms Bridge Road | Columbiana County, OH | Rural | Little Beaver Creek |
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Technical Facts |
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Construction Date |
Rehabilitation Dates | Structure Length | Roadway Width | Builder |
| 1884 | 1960, 1996 | 140.1 Feet | 12.1 Feet | Wrought Iron Bridge Company of Canton, OH |
This is a spectacular example of the Wrought Iron Bridge Company's work, a ten panel Whipple through truss with pinned connections. It is a fairly old structure as well, with an 1884 construction date. I was happy to see the bridge had been restored. Only 1.6 miles shy of being a Pennsylvania bridge, and the result is a completely different attitude toward how to treat metal truss bridges. Columbiana, despite demolishing a few bridges, is truss bridge heaven compared to how Pennsylvania treats historic truss bridges. Typical of Columbiana county, the restoration of the Grimms Bridge included completely redoing the flooring system, and the deck is now a metal grate deck. Original lattice railings remain above the modern Armco railings. The bridge has been painted a silver color. An uncommon style of v-lacing is present on the vertical members of the bridge. The portal bracing is a lattice design. Builder plaques remain at both ends of the bridge, although a date plaque is missing in the center of the portal bracing at one end. The other end still has the date plaque though.
