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Key Facts |
Bridge Name | Type | Road | Location | City | Crossing |
| Waterford Road Bridge | Truss | Waterford Road | Columbiana County, OH | Rural | Beaver Creek |
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Technical Facts |
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Construction Date |
Rehabilitation Date | Structure Length | Roadway Width | Builder |
| 1911 | 1970 | 35 Feet | 12.5 Feet | Central Construction Company |
This is a tiny half-hip Pratt pony truss. It features pinned connections. Original lattice railings remain on the bridge. There is lattice on the vertical members. There is v-lacing under the top chord / end post. The bridge looks like a Michigan bridge, having absolutely no sign of paint on it, and covered in heavy rust. The bridge has certainly had a hard life, and several crude repairs were made to the bridge, which mainly consisted of welding small pieces of plate steel to various parts on the bridge. Still the bridge is not beyond restoring and does not deserve to be demolished. I always note with these small bridges that since they are so small, restoration should not be too costly.
