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• SME20030311: Intended only for foot traffic, destroyed by ice jam February 1883.

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• Destroyed by flood 1913.
• Replaced by 1914 Dresden - Dresden, Ohio, USA.
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External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20000947

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• Replaced by 1861 Portsmouth - Portsmouth, Ohio, USA.
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Notes:

• Reconstruction of the 1858 Portsmouth bridge. A completion year of 1861 is assumed given information provided in EOV. Failed 1884.
• Replaced 1858 Portsmouth - Portsmouth, Ohio, USA.
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• 1892: Cable ends restored.
• 1899: Steel cables added to assist original cables.
• 2021, February: Closed to all vehicular traffic for a nine-month restoration project.
• Became longest suspension bridge by eclipsing 1849 Wheeling (Wheeling and Belmont) - Wheeling, West Virginia, USA.
• Eclipsed by new longest suspension bridge 1869 Clifton (Upper, Niagara-Clifton, Falls View, First Falls View) - Niagara Falls, New York, USA and Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20000513

Notes:

• This bridge was located where present-day Suspension Bridge Road crosses the Whitewater River next to I-275 and north of US50. According to information provided by Sharon Lutz from Marjorie Byrnside Burress, this bridge was renamed "Harrison's Suspension Bridge" in 1891. This should not be confused with the nearby suspension bridge at Harrison.
• According to the information provided by Sharon Lutz from Marjorie Byrnside Burress, "Crossing this bridge was the main thoroughfare from Indiana into Ohio for many years (US 50 was not completed by then). [In 1920] it was decided that the Suspension Bridge had become obsolete and could no longer safely withstand the weight of vehicles. [On May 19, 1920] the cables were severed by means of an oxygen flame, the weight of the cables pulled down some towers. Other towers were weakened by dynamite at their bases and later they were pulled down by the weight of the cables severed at one end with an oxygen flame."
• See 1873 Harrison - Harrison, Ohio and Dearborn County, Indiana, USA.

External Links:

• Butler County Engineer's Office (BCOE). Mentions this bridge stood from 1866 through 1895.

Notes:

• Based on correspondence between "Gray's firm" and Washington Roebling, EOV suggests there may be a chance this early bridge contained steel cables.

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• Traffic restricted to foot traffic, 1931. Closed, 1933, after the bridge sagged significantly.
• From HWCO: "The towers are thirty-eight feet high, and each consists of four columns, of Phoenix column iron. The cables are of steel wire and each is composed of 343 strands, the whole cable having a diameter of seven inches. The masonry is constructed of Dayton stone, and is of a very substantial character... The wire and iron work was done in the summer of 1873 under the superintendence of Roebling & Sons, of Trenton, N. J. The bridge is stayed by strong wire cables and stiffened by an iron truss. The whole cost was $43,900."

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• See 1868 Calloway's Ford (Whitewater, Harrison's) - Elizabethtown vicinity, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA.

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• Replaced after 1913 flood damage.

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• Short stiffened eyebar ("braced chain") of the style that Lindenthal often proposed. A mid-span support was added many years ago.
• Major rehabilitation started, June 2007. Reopened November, 2007.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20011103

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• Rebuilt 1939 by David Steinman. Closed and demolished, 1970.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20012317

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• 2023, December: Closed by WVDOT because of safety concerns.
• 2024, July: Funds are allocated for reconstruction of the Market Street bridge.
• Near 1928 Fort Steuben - Steubenville, Ohio and Weirton, West Virginia, USA.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20009566

Annotated Citations:

• Huba, Stephen. "There’s a new owner for the Newell Bridge." The Weirton Daily Times, 6 May 2022, www.weirtondailytimes.com/news/local-news/2022/05/theres-a-new-owner-for-the-newell-bridge/.
  

  "Frank Six of Six Enterprises in Newell, assumed ownership Wednesday of one of the oldest suspension bridges on the Ohio River for an undisclosed sum from HLC Holdings Inc., parent company of the Fiesta Tableware Co., formerly known as the Homer Laughlin China Co."

• Bobby-Gilbert, Jo-Ann., "Fiesta Tableware Parent Sells Iconic Newell Bridge." The Business Journal, 5 May 2022, businessjournaldaily.com/fiesta-tableware-parent-sells-iconic-newell-bridge/.
  

  "After 116 years of ownership by HLC Holdings Inc., parent company of The Fiesta Tableware Co., the Newell Bridge and Railway Co. changed hands at midnight Wednesday. Officials of Fiesta Tableware, formerly known as Homer Laughlin China Co., announced that the bridge has been purchased by Frank Six, owner of Six Enterprises in Newell."

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20004767

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• 2022, January: Ohio Department of Transportation recommends removal of the bridge due to its deteriorating condition.
• Replaced 1853 Dresden - Dresden, Ohio, USA.
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Annotated Citations:

• Hannahs, Nichole. "ODOT Recommends Removal of Suspension Bridge." WHIZ News, 25 Jan. 2022, whiznews.com/2022/01/25/odot-recommends-removal-of-suspension-bridge/
  

  "…ODOT recommended the removal of the structure, which would cost between $1-$2 million, which would be funded by the state. Other more costly options include more than $6 million to make it structurally sound for pedestrians to walk on and over $3.5 million to rehab it and then it still couldn’t be used."

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20000946

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20007342

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."

External Links:

• Bridgehunter.com | Camp Sherman Suspension Bridge

Notes:

• Closed 2013 for major refurbishment including a new deck. Reopened March. 2014.
• April 2015: Two main cables snap, causing a partial collapse of the bridge deck. Repaired and reopened August 5, 2016. Failure speculated to have been caused by the weight of the new deck installed 2013-2014.

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• AAJ: "Recabled" in 1939.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20004783

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• January 2009: Closed indefinitely following inspections revealing major deterioration. Demolished in 2012.
• Near 1905 Market Street - Steubenville, Ohio and East Steubenville, West Virginia, USA.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20009568

Notes:

• Hybrid truss, suspension bridge. Collapsed December 15, 1967 while full with traffic. 46 people died.
• Companion to 1928 Saint Marys (Hi Carpenter, Short Route) - Saint Marys, West Virginia and Newport, Ohio, USA.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20001423

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• Same design as the Silver Bridge that famously collapsed in 1967. Demolished 1971 as a precautionary measure because the engineers decided they could not tell if it suffered from the same flaw as the Silver Bridge without dismantling the eyebars.
• Companion to 1928 Point Pleasant (Silver) - Point Pleasant, West Virginia and Kanauga, Gallipolis vicinity, Ohio, USA.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20007344

Notes:

• 2023, February: Given landmark status by the Cleveland City Council so that it is eligible to receive grants for preservation.
• BMC describes a feud between the neighborhoods on either side of the bridge that led to events in July 1966: "someone set fire to the wooden deck and ripped out fifteen feet of the southern portion. The bridge now is considered a nuisance."
• 2022, October: Added to National Register of Historic Places.

External Links:

• Sidaway Bridge once connected Black and white neighborhoods. Now it connects us to the past.. July 22, 2020 news article by News 5 (ABC) Cleveland.
• Structurae - Structure ID 20015438

Notes:

• 2022, March: USD$23.4 million budgeted for rehabilitation project including suspender cable replacements, steel repairs, and painting.
• 2019: Closed late 2019 due to suspender cable corrosion. Short-term fixes applied to reduce the stress on the suspenders and to prevent rusting.
• 2020, June: Reopened with a 15-ton weight limit after installation of temporary support rods and brackets to reduce the stress on damaged cables.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20000536

Notes:

• Closed in 2019 for "safety reasons". Repairs scheduled for March 2020.

Notes:

• Just downstream of Greenup Dam. Built for Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co. Carries two 30" gas pipelines.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20003360

Notes:

• Located in a scout camp along Powell Creek.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20083748

Notes:

• Approaches were dismantled by 2015. Another portion of the beltway collapsed during preparations for demolition in December 2015 killing the CEO of the demolition company. Unclear if the suspension span was completely demolished at this time.
• By 2021, the bridge appears to have been completely demolished.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20074951

Notes:

• This bridge is visible in the foreground of a popular late 19th century stereoview showing the "high bridge" and falls. No longer in existence.

Notes:

• Coordinates given here are the likely location of the bridge, but it may be completely on private property.

Notes:

• The bridge pictured here at "Camp Ohio" is usually attributed to Utica, Ohio (USA). The bridge was likely located within the 4-H "Camp Ohio" found about 10 miles east of Utica. However, historic photos of that Camp Ohio show a different short suspension bridge.

External Links:

• 4-H Camp Ohio History - 1930s. The short suspension footbridge pictured on this page does not match the bridge in the postcard image linked here. Perhaps the bridge was rebuilt at some point or the postcard illustrator took liberties with the depiction.

Notes:

• Removed at some point in late 2018 or early 2019.

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• Eric Powell estimates the main span at approximately 100 feet.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20062622

Notes:

• One of four suspension bridges along the canopy walk.
• Connects to Holden Arboretum - Kirtland, Ohio, USA.
• Connects to Holden Arboretum - Kirtland, Ohio, USA.
• Connects to Holden Arboretum - Kirtland, Ohio, USA.
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Notes:

• One of four suspension bridges along the canopy walk.
• Connects to Holden Arboretum - Kirtland, Ohio, USA.
• Connects to Holden Arboretum - Kirtland, Ohio, USA.
• Connects to Holden Arboretum - Kirtland, Ohio, USA.
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Notes:

• One of four suspension bridges along the canopy walk.
• Connects to Holden Arboretum - Kirtland, Ohio, USA.
• Connects to Holden Arboretum - Kirtland, Ohio, USA.
• Connects to Holden Arboretum - Kirtland, Ohio, USA.
• All past and present bridges at this location.

Notes:

• One of four suspension bridges along the canopy walk.
• Connects to Holden Arboretum - Kirtland, Ohio, USA.
• Connects to Holden Arboretum - Kirtland, Ohio, USA.
• Connects to Holden Arboretum - Kirtland, Ohio, USA.
• All past and present bridges at this location.