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SPRING BRIDGE TOUR 2007 of
Ron Jones
Tour Director / Janis Ford
Asst.
http://oldohiobridges.com/ohba.htm
Cellphone 614 xxx-xxxx
Meet at 10:00 AM in the westbound
rest area on US 33 located just west of Bellefontaine.
Start tour leaving the rest area going west on US-33 to the north on SR-117. Proceed through <=
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Proceed through the bridge and turn right where CR-38
meets SR-366. Follow 366 to SR 708 and turn left (south). Follow 708 to SR-=
235
and turn left (south). Follow 235 then make a right onto CR-13, proceed to =
the:
Proceed through the bridge and turn around at the
delta-junction just ahead and go back through the bridge. Turn right on SR-=
235,
then turn right (south) onto SR-47. Stay right on TH-21 as 47 turns. Pass
through the bridge to park:
DOUBLE-INTERSECTION
PRATT THROUGH TRUSS, built over the
Proceed ahead and turn left at CR-77, then left at TH-35. Turn left o=
nto
SR-47. Go east (straight ahead) on SR-47 towards Bellefontaine.
Turn right (south) on US-68 in Bellfontaine.
STOP for lunch at
Wendy’s. Pizza Hut or KFC near
Back track (north) on US-68. Proceed to US-33. Turn right (east) on
US-33 into
New
ROUTE WILL DETOUR IF THIS BRIDGE IS CLOSED= follow the= lead car to the Spain Creek Bridge by taking W Darby Rd (CR-167) south to SR-245 (ri= ght turn) then turn right (north) onto Inskeep-Cratty Rd.
IF NO DETOUR: proceed across the bridge then turn
left (south) onto
Continue so=
uth on
Continue through the bridge and turn left on SR-245. Follow 245 to
New
If bridge is open
Turn right on SR-4 (US-36)
Stop at Milford-Ce=
nter
service station for restroom and refreshments.
Continue SW on SR-4 to
(35-80-03), =
span>built in 1868 by
Reuben Partridge over Treacle Creek. This 94'
truss was rehabilitated in 1987-88 by the county using Glu-Lam beams, the f=
irst
of three covered bridge projects completed under the direction of Steve Sto=
lte,
county engineer.
Turn =
span>around and re=
turn
to Homer Rd. Turn left (south) on Homer. Look to your left after the bend in
the road for an abandoned metal truss bridge over Treacle Creek. Proceed to
SR-161 and turn left. Go east on 161 to
Pratt Pony look east to see a small metal Pratt Half-Hip Pony bridge over L. Da=
rby
Ck. Two more private pony bridges (A Warren and a Kingpost) are also visible
from SR-161 further east.
Proceed south to
STRENG ROAD BRIDGE<=
/b>, a 200' Pratt through truss built in 1914 by =
the Central
Concrete and Construction Company of
This ends the tour.
If you continue through the Streng Rd Bridge it
will T into SR-38. Turn left (north) and follow it as it changes name to It intersects US-33 in Marysville.=
Alternately, turn right on SR-38 (south) and follow it to SR 161. If you tu=
rn
right (west) on 161 you can see three private bridges on your right before =
you
get to Axe Handle road. if you turn left (east) on 161, you'll be headed
toward Plain City & Columbus. There is a beautiful mural in =
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