Zoarville Station Bridge Flooded

Photo: Janis Ford, 2/9/2008

Connotten Creek left its banks to partially cover the recently restored Zoarville Station Bridge in Tuscarawas County. No word on damage! This is the last remaining Fink Through Truss bridge in the world!

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Photo: 2007 rj

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The Brooklyn Bridge is not available but ODOT maintains a list of Ohio bridges being removed and available for reuse. The pictured bridge is just one of three old bridges in Crawford County being offered. Visit their website here for more information.

This program offers a viable alternative to new construction especially for the light traffic of bikeways and trails. Building a new bridge makes little sense when an historic bridge can usually be reused for less cost while preserviing history and providing a "green" alternative to expending new resources. There are several Ohio companies very experienced with this type of historic bridge restoration and OHBA has access to experts to help plan such projects. See past articles for some preservation examples.

Ashtabula Lift Bridge to be Refurbished

Photo: Rick McOmber, 2005

The Historic Brown Bascule Lift Bridge in the Ashtabula harbor is to recceive a $5 million renovation. Read full story here.

David Fey Receives Wolfe Award

The Floyd Wolfe Award is the Lancaster-Fairfield County Chamber of Commerce annual award given to someone in Fairfield County for their community service. Fey, director of the Fairfield County Historical Parks Commission, received the honor for (among other things) his work in preserving Fairfield county's covered bridges. Read the full story here.