Fourty-sixth Street Bridge, Spanning Ashtabula River, Ashtabula, Ashtabula County, OH

Significance: Although the materials, truss spans and construction details used to build this bridge were common to those used on many of the light weight steel truss bridges built in later part of the 19th Century, the Spring Street Bridge was unique in its magnitude. With an overall length of 920 feet, it carried the roadway approximately 100 feet above the valley floor. The thin profile of the deck and the slimness of the tower legs and truss members produced a delicate appearance that was pleasing to the eye.
Survey number: HAER OH-24