Nomination for Interurban Bridge

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5 - Delbert L. Latta & 9 - Thomas Ludlow Ashley Form 10-300 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM (Type all entries - complete applicable sections) JUN 1 9 1972 AND/ OR HISTORIC: 3.

CLASSIFICATION (Check One) X Unoccupied - In Process X Restricted - Preservation work X Comments Military ( State of Ohio LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION COURTHOUSE, REGISTRY OF DEEDS, ETC: REPRESENTATION IN EXIST ING SURVEYS TITLE OF SURVEY: DATE OF SURVEY: - Federal - Local DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS: 039 LOCATION Commercial ACCESSIBLE abandoned Religious Site OWNERSHIP Educational STATE Entertainment NAME Government DATE CATEGORY Both Wood Toledo County Private Residence District Interurban Bridge Private Agricultural Columbus Department of Highways Congressional Districts: Transportation Park Museum STATUS Structure CODE Being Considered Scientific Building Industrial Public ENTRY NUMBER Public Acquisition: Roche de Boeuf Lucas County Courthouse NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES STREET AND NUMBER: Object TO THE PUBLIC CITY OR TOWN: OWNER OF PROPERTY FOR NPS USE ONLY OWNER'S NAME: Lucas & Wood (See item 10) Other (Specify) Ohio PRESENT USE (Check One or More as Appropriate) Yes: Across Maumee River one mile south of The Ohio Electric Railroad Bridge and COMMON:U 173 Excellent - Good X Deteriorated - Unexposed LZ Unaltered - Moved [X Original Site When completed in 1908, the 1220 ft.

Cincinnati & by the National Bridge Company of Indianapolis, Indiana. of steel. J. M. Walker was the chief engineer. CONDITION DESCRIPTION REGISTE (Check One) reinforced concrete bridge in the world.It was built Lake Erie Railroad Bridge was considered to the largest and consumed 16,0o0 yards of concrete along with 240 tons There are l2 spans of "Roman Aqueduct" design each Ruins NATIONAL Good the low water mark.It was built at a cost of $l30,oo0.

PERIOD' (Check One or More as Appropriate) - Pre-Columbian | - 16th Century SPECIFIC DATE(S) (If Applicable and Known) X) Prehistoric 24 Engineering - Agriculture the electric interurban trolley line connected Waterville French Traders on Roche de Boeuf, a prehistoric limestone 1908 Commerce Conservation Architecture Music Science losophy Theater Literature Communications Aboriginal SIGNIFICANCE Education itarian Sculpture Religion/Phi Landscape Social/Human- An historic location at the head of the rapids near Indians held War and other important conferences with Urban Planning Industry Transportation early and extremely large example of reinforced concrete Waterville from time immemorial, the indigenous Ottawa Political STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE

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that General Anthony Wayne made his crossing of the Maumee and the intervening towms with Toledo; a miraculous 20 Valley for the Americans./ mobile, the "old Electric Bridge" was abandoned in l937. A major engineering feat in l9o8, the bridge is an on August 18,1794,prior to the Battle of Fallen Other (Specify) AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE (Check One or More as Appropriate) and later run by the Lima and Toledo Traction Company, Art bridge construction. Invention With the advent of highways and the auto- the decisive battle on August 2o, securing the Maumee minute commute. Built for the Ohio Electric Company outcropping, which the bridge spans.Also, it was here NATIONA Military

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MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES 14-15 Waterville Anthony Wayne Standard, Nov. 20, 1969. Estella H. Wreede, The Waterville Story, 1956, p. 17 Joseph A. Galloway, Interurban Irails, 1943, pp. 115-118 DEFINING THE CENTER POINT OF A PROPERTY OF LESS THAN TEN ACRES W 83 APPROXIMATE ACREAGEIOF/NOMINATED PROPERTY: State O Ohio, 43537 As the designated State Liaison Officer for the Na- tional Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (Public Law I hereby certify that this property is included in the 89-665), I hereby nominate this property for inclusion Nationa 1 Register.

in the National Register and certify that it has been evaluated according to the criteria and procedures set Chief, Office of Archeology and Historic Preservation level of significance of this nomination is: National O 173 095 039 ORGANIZATION LATITUDE Degrees Title Local DATE Name Maumee COUNTY Lucas CORNER CODE Degrees Minutes Seconds LONGITUDE LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE COORDINATES STREET AND NUMBER: GEOGRAPHICAL DATA NAME AND TITLE: FORM PREPARED BY NATIONAL REGISTER VERIFICATION Richard N. Campen, Arch. Historian DEFINING A RECTANGLE LOCATING THE PROPERTY 103l River Road CITY OR TOWN: Wood ILIST ALL STATESAND COUNTIES FOR PROPERTIES OVERLAPPING STATE OR COUNTY BOUNDARIES 12. STATE LIAISON OFFICER CERTIFICATION Guide, 1950 Landmarks Comm-, Maumee Valley Historical Society August, 1971 forth by the National Park Service.

The recommended Midge Shufelt, "Trolley Bridge Described an Engineering Marvel" ATTEST: PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER NPS Number 6-19-72 Loc Form 10-301 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (July 1969) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES FOR NPS USE ONLY ENTRY NUMBER JUN 1 9 1972 AND/OR HISTORIC: The Ohio Electric Railroad Bridge and Roche de Boeuf STREET AND NUM BER: 1" = 2000' TO BE INCLUDED ON ALL MAPS 1. Property broundaries where required. 2. North arrow. 3. Latitude and longitude reference.

1958 039 NAME COUNTY STATE DATE NATION REQUIREMENTS MAY CODE Interurban Bridge COMMON: MAP REFERENCE Ohio SCALE: SOURCE: Lucas and Wood Counties PROPERTY MAP FORM Lucas G Wood CITY OR TOWN: REGI (Type all entries-attach to or enclose with map) (See item 10) Across Maumee River, one mile south of Waterville, joining LOCATION UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR PERRYSBURG 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BOWLING GREEN NORTH QUADRANGLE .-BOWLING GREEN BOWLING GREEN NORTH, OHIO OHIO - historical society/ ohio historical center/columbus, ohio 432l/ telephone (614) 469-4663 May 1, 1972 Dr. William J. Murtagh, Keeper 1100 L Street, N.W., Rm. 3209 Washington, D.C. 20005 Old Governor's Mansion: to qualify for federal assistance in restora- April 28, 1972. preservation project.

Office of Archeology and Historic Preservation documenting as many Ohio buildings.Reason for the Emergency in their Interurban Bridge:to qualify for federal assistance as a landscaped National Register criteria.) National Register attention on this superlative architectural example. People's Federal Savings and Loan Assoc.building:to focus public in the National Register of Historic Places six (6) application forms Site Preservation Advisory Board that it does not strictly comply with approved by the Ohio Historic Site Preservation Advisory Board meeting application is submitted with full knowledge of the Ohio Historical tion as community cultural center. Old Akron Post Office:to qualify for federal assistance in urban redevelopment program (see letter enclosed in application).

consideration is as follows in each case: Iam submitting herewith for your EMERGENCY consideration for inclusion This is to certify that the enclosed applications were considered and Interstate 7l and 17th Avenue pedestrian walkway as part of a local park project. Alfred Kelley House:to assist in determining fate of ruins.(This Dear Bill: Findlay Market Building: to qualify for federal assistance in an urban RECEIVED Dr. William J. Murtagh May 1, 1972 and apologize in our delay in transmitting them, the delay due to the Daniel R. Porter c.c. Miss Kitchen Director Sincerely DRP/eg re-constitution of the Ohio Historic Site Preservation Advisory Board, We would deeply appreciate the expeditious consideration of these forms, Please note congressional district in which each is located is added the revised listing ofmembers you will also find enclosed. to the top right of page l of each form.

MAY REGIST NATIONA! JUN 1 9 1972 Bon. Delbert I, Latta Hon, John F. Seiberling, JE. NRowland :mm 6/15/72 Location STATE Name Date Entered Akzon Also Notified ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Waterviile vicinity Director, Northeast Region State Liaison officer Lucas & Wood Counties Old Akron Post Office Mr. Daniel R. Porter The Ohio Fistorieal Society Hon. Robert Taft, Jr. Suit County 72001036 Interurban Bridge Hon. William B. Saxbe Director Columbus,Ohio 43211