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Dean Road Bridge

Coordinates: 41°20′56″N 82°20′41″W / 41.34889°N 82.34472°W / 41.34889; -82.34472 (Dean Road Bridge)
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Dean Road Bridge
LocationWest of South Amherst, Ohio at Dean Rd. and the Vermilion River, in Florence Township
Coordinates41°20′56″N 82°20′41″W / 41.34889°N 82.34472°W / 41.34889; -82.34472 (Dean Road Bridge)
Arealess than one acre
Built1898
Built byMassillon Bridge Co.
Architectural stylePratt truss
NRHP reference No.78002119[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 28, 1978

The Dean Road Bridge on the Vermillion River is a historic Pratt truss bridge built in 1898. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]

It spans the Vermillion River between Erie and Lorain counties.

It was built by the Massillon Bridge Co. and was deemed to be "an excellent example of the turn-of-the-century metal truss bridges that were constructed throughout this region."[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ Lorrie K. Owen, ed. (1999). Ohio Historic Places Dictionary, Volume 2. Somerset Publishers, Inc. p. 876. ISBN 9781878592705. Retrieved June 15, 2018.