Blackhoof Street Bridge, Spanning Miami-Erie Canal, New Bremen, Auglaize County, OH

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Blackhoof Street Bridge, Spanning Miami-Erie Canal, New Bremen, Auglaize County, OH

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Summary

Significance: The Blackhoof Street Bridge is a rare example of a bowstring bridge whose major components are of cast iron. The bridge is also an early example of the work of David H. Morrison, founder of the Columbia Bridge Works of Dayton, Ohio, and one of the most important bridge engineers and manufacturers of the 19th century Ohio.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N36
Survey number: HAER OH-86
Building/structure dates: 1864 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1894 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1984 Subsequent Work

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Date

1969 - 1980
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Contributors

Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Columbia Bridge Company
Morrison, David H
Canton Bridge Company
Madrid, transmitter
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Location

New Bremen40.46838, -84.36785
Google Map of 40.4683793, -84.367845
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Library of Congress
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No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html

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