Discovery Bridge (Columbus, Ohio)
Discovery Bridge | |
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| Coordinates | 39°57′42.098″N 83°0′18.299″W / 39.96169389°N 83.00508306°W |
| Carries |  US 40  10, 12 |
| Crosses | Scioto River |
| Locale | Columbus, Ohio |
| Begins | Downtown |
| Ends | Franklinton |
| Official name | Broad Street Bridge |
| Characteristics | |
| No. of lanes | 2 eastbound, 2 westbound, 2 bicycle, 2 pedestrian |
| History | |
| Opened | 1816 |
| Rebuilt | 1834, 1883, 1921, 1990 |
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The Discovery Bridge,[1] formerly Broad Street Bridge, is a bridge in Columbus, Ohio, United States, spanning the Scioto River and connecting downtown to Franklinton.[2] The bridge was named in reference to Christopher Columbus's "discovery" of the Americas; the bridge includes artistic bronze medallions featuring symbols of the explorer.[3][4]
History
A wooden toll bridge was built in 1816, the first bridge to cross the Scioto River in Columbus. Subsequent bridges were built in 1834 and 1883. A concrete arch bridge was constructed in 1921 and demolished in 1990, to be replaced with the current bridge.[5]
Gallery
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Roadbed -
Railing -
Historical plaque by the bridge -
Historical marker denoting all prior bridges -
Christopher Columbus's House of Colon coat of arms -
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Columbus city seal
See also
References
- ^ Tebben, Gerald (August 21, 2012). "Columbus Mileposts: Aug. 21, 1947: Lightning led bridge to explode, killing one". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved October 21, 2018.
- ^ Switzer, John (November 27, 2016). "From the Stump: First Broad Street bridge a wooden marvel". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved October 21, 2018.
- ^ https://www.dispatch.com/article/20120821/NEWS/308219772
- ^ http://onlinepubs.trb.org/Onlinepubs/conf/1995/cp7/cp7v1-009.pdf
- ^ "Broad Street Bridge". Ohio National Road Association. 2015-08-26. Retrieved 2018-10-22.
Further reading
- Discovery Bridge Ronald K. Mattox, Burgess & Niple, Ltd.
External links
Media related to Discovery Bridge (Columbus) at Wikimedia Commons- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. OH-72, "Broad Street Bridge, Spanning Scioto River at U.S. Route 40 (Broad Street), Columbus, Franklin County, OH", 20 photos, 8 data pages, 2 photo caption pages
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