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]

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

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.