Ohio Electric Railroad Bridge / Roche De Bout/Roche De Boeuf

Ohio Electric Railroad Bridge / Roche De Bout/Roche De Boeuf (HMKL6)

Location: Waterville, OH 43566 Lucas County
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Country: United States of America
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N 41° 29.266', W 83° 43.78'

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[South Side of Marker]: "Ohio Electric Railroad Bridge"
The Lima and Toledo Traction Company Bridge was construted in 1907 by the National Bridge Company of Indianapolis, and it was considered to be a revolutionary type of bridge construction. The Old Electric Bridge, as it was called, was built of steel reinforced concrete and filled with earth. In fact, for this period some considered the bridge to be the longest such railroad bridge in the world. Twelve spans of Roman aqueduct architectural design anchor the 1220-foot bridge in solid river bedrock. The bridge linked Lucas and Wood counties and connected a busy Toledo with points south by means of an electric trolley. This Interurban Bridge was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.

[North Side of Marker]: "Roche De Bout/Roche De Boeuf"
The once-massive limestone rock outcropping standing in the Maumee River has marked may events in the history of the valley. It was a legendary site for Native Americans and the place where they gathered before the Battle of Fallen Timbers in August 1794. Early records indicate a nearby French settlement in the 1700s was called both Roche de Bout and Roche de Boeuf, but for the last hundred years or so the latter has been most frequently used for both the rock and the lost settlement. About one-third of the rock was destroyed when the railroad bridge was built which caused a great controversy.

Details

HM Number	HMKL6
Series	This marker is part of the Ohio: Ohio Historical Society series
Tags	Bridges and Viaducts, Industry and Commerce, Landmarks, Native Americans, Natural Features, Settlements and Settlers
Marker Number	#35-48
Year Placed	2001
Placed By	Ohio Bicentennial Commission, The Longaberger Company, Waterville Historical Society, and The Ohio Historical Society
Marker Condition	No reports yet
Date Added	Wednesday, October 8th, 2014 at 8:09am PDT -07:00

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UTM (WGS84 Datum)	17T E 272120 N 4596503
Decimal Degrees	41.48776667, -83.72966667
Degrees and Decimal Minutes	N 41° 29.266', W 83° 43.78'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds	41° 29' 15.96" N, 83° 43' 46.80" W
Driving Directions	Google Maps
Area Code(s)	419, 567
Closest Postal Address	At or near 204-240 Towpath Trail, Waterville OH 43566, US
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