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First Street Reinforced Concrete Bridge, Spanning Moxahala Creek at First Street (CR 7), Roseville, Muskingum County, OH
Summary
Significance: This bridge is an unusual example of an ornamental reinforced concrete bridge, and the first bridge designed by the noteworthy engineer, Benjamin C. Gerwick, who received patents for pre-stressed concrete construction and a caisson foundation solution in bridge construction. It also exemplifies the movement away from metal truss bridges by county highway departments towards a preference for concrete bridge construction during the early decades of the 20th century.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-3
Survey number: HAER OH-47
Building/structure dates: 1909 Initial Construction
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Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Gerwick, Benjamin C
Warner, Charles A
Withgott, F E
Location
Roseville (Ohio), 39.80729, -82.07125
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html
