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Key Facts |
Bridge Name | Type | Road | Location | City | Crossing |
| Linwood Road Bridge | Truss | Linwood Road | Wood County, OH | Rural | North Branch Portage River |
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Technical Facts |
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Construction Date |
Structure Length | Roadway Width | Builder |
| Unknown (Pre-1900) | 74.14 Feet | 15.74 Feet | Smith Bridge Company of Toledo, OH |
This bridge appears to be undergoing a restoration. I am guessing it has more to do with the fact it is near some historic museum of sorts rather than an evaluation of its historic significance, which this bridge has a lot of by the way. The reason I think this is because Wood County is not in the business of preserving truss bridges. In fact, they generally treat their truss bridges like fecal waste material, and have wiped out a sickening number during the past few years. I suppose they think that by preserving this one bridge that absolves them from the legions that have rended from the earth. They are wrong. While this is one of the more significant Wood County bridges, they have already demolished many that were just as significant.
This is an unusual pin connected Pratt half-hip pony truss bridge. It features stylish triangular shaped floor beams. The vertical members, which are latticed, are highly unusual, because they are larger at the bottom than at the top. Also unusual are decorative caps on the bottom chord connections of the bridge. It is the small details that these companies did that showed how much appearance was a concern in bridge building back then. This concern is today long-lost.
