Monday, January 19, 2026

1933,1955 US-20 and 1872 Trail/NYC/LS&MS Bridges over Vermilion River in Wakeman, OH

US-20: (Archived Bridge Hunter; Bridge Hunter; no Historic Bridges; Satellite)
NYC: (Archived Bridge Hunter; Bridge Hunter; no Historic Bridges; Satellite)

Allen Bender posted
Wakeman Bridge 
Carrys US 20 over Vermilion River
Wakeman,  Ohio
Built 1933
Designed by William E. Burroughs

A view of the NYC bridge from the US-20 bridge.
The NYC bridge was built in 1872 using cut sandstone. [Dave Case photo below]
Street View, Nov 2021

A view of both bridges. The US-20 bridge is in the foreground.
c1910 postcard via BridgeHunter_US-20

2019 photo by David Case via BridgeHunter_US-20

Public Domain via John W. Barriger III National Railroad Library via BridgeHunter_NYC

This describes a different bridge, but the factoid concerning cut sandstone also applies to this bridge.
David Case via BridgeHunter_NYC

The trail bridge is obviously an abandoned railroad bridge. I accessed this map to determine that it was the LS&MS railroad. It also shows how the Vermilion River cut a gorge through this area.
1903/48 Vermilion Quad @ 62,500


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