1913 CUOH/B&O SOC Bridge over Canal in Zanesville, OH

(Bridge Hunter; no Historic Bridges; Satellite, unfortunately, it is lost in the shadows of the building.)

CUOH = Columbus & Ohio River

SOC = Strauss Overhead Counterweight

I added the bridgeRare label to bridgeStrauss to indicate that this is not his normal jackknife design. Further downstream on this canal was a Strauss Underneath Counterweight bridge.

Dennis DeBruler commented on the following post
 The movable span over the canal is a rare example of a Strauss overhead counterweight trunnion bascule bridge.
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David E Snyder posted
Love old rr structures. Not my picture love this. A Brandon Townley picture.
Rob Hilburn The swing span still functions. You have to call Ohio Central and schedule but it can be done.

Jim Grey via Bridge Hunter

Jim's photo is the best view I have found for the curved guide rail that brings the counterweight towards the pivot point as it goes down.

Jim Grey, cropped plus Paint

In Greg's photo we can see the curved guide peeking through the truss members.

Greg Hall via Bridge Hunter, cropped plus Pain

I noticed the old grain elevator in the background of Bandon's photo. It still has the red checkerboard paint. I believe that was Ralston Purina's paint style.

Street View, this photo has been moved to "Lost/B&O Roundhouse and Wood Grain Elevator."

A drone video of the bridge over the river

(new window)  3:13 is the start of the bridge scene.


The was another Strauss bridge with the overhead counterweight design in Fort Lauderdale for the FEC Railroad.

Cleveland State University Library Photograph Collection via BridgeHunter-1895 via Dennis DeBruler