Towpath Bridge, Spanning a lock of Ohio & Erie Canal, Coshocton, Coshocton County, OH. Surveyed as HAER OHIO,16-COSH,1-, with 1 photograph and a 303-word written history.
“The bridge is constructed of fragments of an iron Howe truss welded together.”
Written record, HAER OHIO,16-COSH,1- survey. Machine-read text.
surveyed by the federal HAER program as HAER OHIO,16-COSH,1- · the record runs 303 words · one of 2 surveyed structures published for this county.
1 photograph from the federal survey record, Library of Congress.
Source document Quoted word for word from HAER OHIO,16-COSH,1-. Not written, edited or summarised by this site.
The bridge is constructed of fragments of an iron Howe truss welded together. Details are very # similar to those in a truss in Preble County, Ohio, which was probably a "Davenport straight Howe truss" built by the Masssillon Bridge Company of Massillon, Ohio.
The headings the report itself prints. Each one jumps to where it begins.
Source document Quoted word for word from HAER OHIO,16-COSH,1-. Not written, edited or summarised by this site.
The Ohio Cast- and Wrought-Iron Bridges Project was cosponsored by HAER, Dr. Robert J. Kapsch Chief; the Instute for the History of Technology and Industrial Archaeology, Dr. Emory L. Kemp, Director; the Ohio Historical Society, Gary Ness, Director and David Simmons, Historic Bridge Specialist; and the Department of Architecture, Ohio State University, Jose Obrerie, Chairman. Wm. Michael Lawrence, Historian TOWPATH BRIDGE HAER No. OH-94 (Page 2)
Bibliography
Site visit by Joseph Elliott (HAER photographer) and Wm. Michael Lawrence (HAER historian). HAER No. OH-82, Sockman Road Bridge, Fredericktown vicinity, Knox County, Ohio. Bridge Files, Ohio Historical Society (Compiled by David A. Simmons, OHS). ADDENDUM TO HAER No. OH-94
Towpath Bridge
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| Coshocton, Ohio | The place record: every map, photograph and survey of this town. |
| Coshocton County, Ohio | 87 topographic sheets across the county. |
| Library of Congress record | The original filed report, and the sheets the survey produced. Those published here appear above. |
The federal survey recorded these other structures elsewhere in Coshocton County. These are the other structures they measured and filed a report on, longest report first.
| Sheet | Structure | Survey | Report |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Old Stone Fort | HABS OHIO,16-ISLET.V,1- | 270 words |
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