Pratt Truss Bridge

Pratt Truss Bridge

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Late 19th century; moved here 1907. Over Red Clay Creek, near Creek Rd., northeast of Ashland

Wilmington and Western Railroad (CH30) was owned by the Baltimore and Ohio starting in 1883. This iron bridge was hauled in from the B&O's Wheeling, West Virginia, division, where heavier locomotives had made it obsolete, and today it is an extremely rare example of a Pratt through truss still carrying railroad traffic. Wrought-iron members are connected by pins and eye bars.

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