1868,2007 Zoarville Station Bridge is only remaining Fink truss in USA

(Archived Bridge Hunter; Bridge Hunter; Historic Bridges; HAER; Satellite)

HAER OHIO,79-ZOARV.V,1--19 (CT)
19. Detail view of west truss looking northeast from south - Zoarville Station Bridge, Abandoned section of Route 212 span Conotton Creek, Zoarville, Tuscarawas County, OH

This is the most complete elevation photo I found, but I did not like the exposure. So I also got the above photo.

HAER OHIO,79-ZOARV.V,1--2
2. PERSPECTIVE VIEW LOOKING SOUTHEAST - Zoarville Station Bridge, Abandoned section of Route 212 span Conotton Creek, Zoarville, Tuscarawas County, OH

"Significance: The Zoarville Station Bridge is the only Fink through truss known to exist in the United States. Originally part of a three span bridge, it was constructed by the firm of Smith, Latrobe, and Company of Baltimore, Maryland, one of the most important bridge building companies in the United States during the late 19th century." [HAER_data]

I could not find a good elevation photo, fortunately, HAER has an elevation diagram.

HAER OHIO,79-ZOARV.V,1- (sheet 2 of 3)
2. Plan and northeast elevation - Zoarville Station Bridge, Abandoned section of Route 212 span Conotton Creek, Zoarville, Tuscarawas County, OH

HistoricBridges
It is 111.2' (33.9m) long. It has the highest Historic Bridges historical rating of two 10s.
"The bridge features the highly unusual Fink truss configuration. These endposts are vertical and utilize a modified Phoenix Column. Phoenix columns are also used for the top chord and vertical members. Phoenix columns were a special patented type of built-up member. Very few examples of them remain today....This bridge was originally part of a three span structure at Canal Dover, Ohio. The existing span was recovered from that bridge and relocated in 1905." Historic Bridges praises the historic accuracy of its restoration. He also provides a link to Fink's patent.

JRodCC, Jul 2020

Brian Muntean, Jul 2020

david hart, Jun 2019

Lisa Glowinski Murray posted two photos with the comment: "Zoarville Station bridge located near Camp Tuscazoar. It is on the National Register of Historic Places because it is the only remaining Fink Through Truss bridges in the U.S."

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Al Klammer posted two photos with the comment: "In 2006 I was involved in some of the preliminary work on the restoration of the Zoarville Bridge in 2006. It involved harvesting stone from 2 other sites from an abandoned  RR Right of way in Mineral City to raise the foundation abutments and haul in fill to raise the approaches. Here is an overview of some photos of the bridge site with it's original foundations abutments and the places stone was harvested from. There are photos of the original bridge before the restoration on government archives."

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