Dey Road Bridge | |
 Eastern end of the bridge. The current bridge is visible on the left edge of the image. | |
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| Location | 0.35 miles east of U.S. Route 24, west of Defiance, Ohio |
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| Coordinates | 41°17′25″N 84°23′8″W / 41.29028°N 84.38556°W |
| Area | Less than 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1906 |
| Architect | Massillon Bridge Company |
| Architectural style | Pratt through truss bridge |
| NRHP reference No. | 99000095[1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 5, 1999 |
The Dey Road Bridge is a historic truss bridge that spans the Tiffin River near the city of Defiance, Ohio, United States. Built in the 1900s, it has been designated a historic site.
In 1835, an early toll bridge across the Tiffin was built at the nearby community of Brunersburg, but it was soon destroyed by a flood.[2] The current bridge is a Pratt through truss bridge that was manufactured by the Massillon Bridge Company and built in 1906.[1] Built on concrete supports,[3] it is constructed primarily of iron. In 1907, it became a local landmark for surveying purposes when a USGS surveyor placed a benchmark on its northwestern abutment.[4]
In 1999, the bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places, qualifying because of its historically significant engineering. By that time, the bridge was vacant and not in use.[1] Now known as the "Old Dey Bridge", the bridge is closed to road traffic, although pedestrians are still permitted to use it.[5] The bridge is one of several locations included as points of interest on a proposed Defiance city strategic plan.[6]
- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ History of Defiance County, Ohio. Chicago: Warner, Beers, and Company, 1883, 105.
- ^ Dey Road Bridge, Ohio Historical Society, 2007. Accessed 2012-12-17.
- ^ United States Geological Survey. Bulletin - United States Geological Survey. Washington: USGS, 1917, 120.
- ^ Around the Area Archived 2012-12-12 at the Wayback Machine, Defiance Development and Visitors Bureau, 2012-10-17. Accessed 2012-12-17.
- ^ City of Defiance Strategic Plan and 2030 Land Use Plan Archived 2012-11-14 at the Wayback Machine, City of Defiance, 2011-03, 21. Accessed 2012-12-17.