The Dean Road Bridge on the Vermillion River is a historic

Pratt truss A truss bridge is a bridge whose load-bearing superstructure is composed of a truss, a structure of connected elements, usually forming triangular units. The connected elements, typically straight, may be stressed from tension, compression, or ...

bridge built in 1898. It was listed on the

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in 1978. It spans the Vermillion River between

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and

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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."

References

Pratt truss bridges National Register of Historic Places in Erie County, Ohio National Register of Historic Places in Lorain County, Ohio Transport infrastructure completed in 1898 Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Ohio {{Ohio-bridge-struct-stub