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This railroad bridge carries the Ohio Central Railroad over Linden Avenue, the Muskingum River, and the Muskingum River Canal in Zanesville, Ohio.

The Y Bridge is a three-way bridge at the confluence of the Licking and Muskingum Rivers in Zanesville, Ohio. It carries U.S. Route 40 along Main Street and the National Road, as well as Linden Avenue. I've posted an extensive history of the bridge with more photos here.

Completed in 1928, added to the NRHP in 1980.

More pre-digital Japanese art and prints in r/BeforeDigitalArt

Took this long exposure shot on a rainy evening.

This is the view from my office window. On warmer days you can see the subtle gravity bend on the cables.

Built in 1924, the Putnamville Bridge marked a major improvement in the National Road’s crossing of Deer Creek, replacing an older alignment that had first used a natural ford and later the awkwardly angled Cooper Bridge. This open-spandrel arch was bypassed with a newer alignment in 1937.

This distinctive swing bridge is the only example of its kind still standing in Indiana. The rail line was originally developed as part of the Central Railroad of Michigan’s westward expansion toward Chicago and opened in 1851. The present bridge was built in 1905 and remains in active use.

Last winter, I made a slow, cold-weather circuit through Putnam and Owen counties in west-central Indiana, following a loose chain of historic bridges after an overnight snowfall. One of my stops was the Rolling Stone Covered Bridge, a Burr arch truss constructed in 1915 over Big Walnut Creek along County Road 800 North in Putnam County.

This five-span Parker through truss carries State Route 46 over the Whitewater River in Braysville, Indiana. It was built in 1937 and rehabilitated in 1985. It is undergoing significant rehabilitation at this time, as it was the most cost-effective option when compared to a full replacement, extending the bridge's useful life by 40 years. I've posted more photos and a history of the bridge here.

Vertical lift bridge.

The Pugh Ford Bridge is a Pratt through-truss structure that carries County Route 900 N. over the Flatrock River in Bartholomew County, Indiana.

Photo taken from the top of St. Paul’s Cathedral.

The bridge had failed within days of its opening due to violent swaying. It had to be closed for 2 years for fixes.

The Houck Covered Bridge is a Howe through-truss covered bridge that carried County Route 550 South over Big Walnut Creek in Putnam County, Indiana. It was constructed in 1880 by the Massillon Bridge Co., rehabilitated in 1994, and bypassed in 2014. I've posted more photos and a history of the bridge here.

Built originally in 1919.

The Dickey Road Bridge carries Dickey Road over the Indiana Harbor Canal in East Chicago, Indiana, replacing a 1917 two-leaf Scherzer rolling-lift bascule bridge that had been renovated in 1973 and 1981. Reconstruction began in July 1990 at a cost of $12 million, after Dickey Road had been transferred from state to city jurisdiction. I've posted more photos and the bridge's history here.

The McCoy Road Bridge carries County Route 375 East over Clear Creek in Putnam County, Indiana. The Pratt through truss was constructed in 1923 by the Vincennes Bridge Co. and renovated in 2003. I've posted more photos here.