That was then (1953).
Intro to chapter 23:
Across little Fox Creek, just west of New Concord, Ohio, still stands one of the famous S-shaped bridges for which the National Road in Ohio was famous. Many of these remained in use until well into the automobile period, although they represent almost the perfect visualization of a modern highway engineer's bad dream. Actually such bridges occur in other states also, for instance in Pennsyslvania, but they seem to have been commonest in Ohio.
This is now.
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A 1980 view of an abandoned S-bridge on U.S. highway 6 between Warren and Youngsville, Pennsylvania. It has since been demolished.
Photo by Retiring Guy
New Concord is located 70 miles east of Columbus.
Photo by Retiring Guy: 1952 Rand McNally Road Atlas (arrow added)
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Related post:
Chapter 1: Beginnings. (7/19/2024)
Chapter 2: Coastal Plain. (7/20/2024)
Chapter 5. Six-Lane Highway. (8/4/2024)
Chapter 6. Bush River. (8/5/2024)
Chapter 7: Baltimore rows. (8/6/2024)
Chapter 8: Ellicott City. (8/7/2024)
Chapter 9. Frederick. (8/8/2024)
Chapter 11. Horrible example. (8/16/2024)
Chapter 12. Mount Prospect. (8/17/2024)
Chapter 13: Ridge and Valley. (8/18/2024)
Chapter 14: The Narrows. (8/19/2024)
Chapter 15: From Little Savage Mountain. (8/27/2024)
Chapter 16: Mason-Dixon Line. (8/28/2024)
Chapter 17: Fort Necessity (8/29/2024)
Chapter 18: Braddock's Grave, (8/30/2024)
Chapter 19: Toll House. (9/2/2024)
Chapter 20. Coal Mine. (9/5/2024)
Chapter 21: Wheeling. (9/6/2024)
Chapter 22: Cambridge, Ohio. (9/9/2024)
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