This is a single suspension bridge from the Bridgemeister historical inventory of suspension bridges.
1918: Camp Sherman
Chillicothe, Ohio, USA - Scioto River
| Bridgemeister ID: | 4956 (added 2020-08-08) |
| Year Completed: | 1918 |
| Name: | Camp Sherman |
| Location: | Chillicothe, Ohio, USA |
| Crossing: | Scioto River |
| Principals: | U.S. Army |
| Status: | Removed |
| Main Cables: | Wire (steel) |
| Suspended Spans: | 1 |
| Main Span: | 1 |
Notes:
- Provided access to the Camp Sherman rifle range which sat across the Scioto River from the main part of the campl.
- From an article "Came the False Armistice but Weary Soldiers Unaware” in the September 7, 1968 edition of the Xenia Daily Gazette: "The firing range at old Camp Sherman during World War 1 was a long march from camp to the base of historic Mt. Logan. It was reached by way of a narrow suspension bridge which swayed sickeningly to the measured tempo of the marching soldiers and was an experience in itself."
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