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Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
. It was founded by Zenas King
Zenas King
Zenas King was born in Vermont in 1818. He started his career of building bridges in 1858 and moved from Cincinnati to Cleveland, Ohio around 1861. He established a bridge building works on Watson Street in Cleveland in 1865. King founded the King Iron Bridge & Manufacturing Company in 1871...
(1818–1892) in 1858 and subsequently managed by his sons, James A. King and Harry W. King and then his grandson, Norman C. King, until the mid-1920s. Many of the bridges built by the company were used during America's expansion west in the late 19th century and early 20th century, and some of these bridges are still standing today.
Remaining examples
- Crum Road BridgeCrum Road BridgeThe Crum Road Bridge is a historic bridge near Walkersville, Frederick County, Maryland, United States. It spans Israel Creek southeast of Walkersville. The bridge is an iron bowstring pony truss bridge that is 62 feet in length and 15.8 feet in width...
, Walkersville, MarylandWalkersville, MarylandWalkersville is a town in Frederick County, Maryland, United States. The population was 5,805 per the 2010 census.-History:Crum Road Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978...
(1875) - Half Chance Iron BridgeHalf Chance Iron BridgeThe Half Chance Iron Bridge, also known as the Half-Chance Bridge, is a historic single span wrought iron bridge located near the small community of Half Chance, between the towns of Linden and Dayton in rural Marengo County, Alabama. It is on Marengo County Road 39 over Chickasaw Bogue Creek...
, Marengo County, AlabamaMarengo County, AlabamaMarengo County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. It is named in honor of a battlefield near Turin, Italy, where the French defeated the Austrians on June 14, 1800. As of 2010 the population was 21,027...
(1880) - Old Alton BridgeOld Alton BridgeOld Alton Bridge is a historic iron through-truss bridge connecting the cities of Denton, Texas and Copper Canyon, Texas. Built in 1884 by the King Iron Bridge Manufacturing Company, it originally carried horses and later automobiles over Hickory Creek at a location that once was a popular ford for...
, Denton County, TexasDenton County, TexasDenton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2000, its population was 432,976; in 2009 the estimated population had reached 628,300. Part of the Dallas – Fort Worth Metroplex, it is one of the fastest-growing counties in the United States. The county seat is Denton. The county...
(1884) - Quarry BridgeQuarry BridgeThe Quarry Bridge is located near Quarry, Iowa in Marshall County, Iowa. The bridge is also called the Iowa River Bridge. It was built in 1885 and has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1998....
, Quarry, IowaQuarry, IowaQuarry is a rural unincorporated community in Marshall County, Iowa, United States.- History :The village of Quarry was laid out by the Le Grand Quarry Company in 1868. The first building erected was a hotel. The first store was built by C.A. Philips in 1868. John Smith built the first residence in...
(1885) - Merriam Street BridgeMerriam Street BridgeMerriam Street Bridge is a truss bridge that spans the east channel of the Mississippi River between Nicollet Island and the east bank of the river in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The bridge was originally built in 1887 by King Iron Bridge Company as one of the four spans of the Broadway Avenue Bridge...
, Minneapolis, MinnesotaMinnesotaMinnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
(originally built in 1887 as the Broadway Avenue BridgeBroadway Avenue BridgeBroadway Avenue Bridge is a girder bridge that spans the Mississippi River in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It was built in 1987 and was designed by Norman C. Davis and Shawn Pierson Bruns of VanDoren-Hazard-Stallings. The bridge has a rather streamlined shape, but its piers are more ornate...
, one span relocated to Nicollet Island in 1987) - Bennies Hill Road BridgeBennies Hill Road BridgeBennies Hill Road Bridge is a steel bowstring arch bridge over Catoctin Creek near Middletown, Maryland, United States. It is one of two remaining bridges of its type in Maryland that remains in their original locations. The bridge was restored in 2009....
, Frederick County, MarylandFrederick County, MarylandFrederick County is a county located in the western part of the U.S. state of Maryland, bordering the southern border of Pennsylvania and the northeastern border of Virginia. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 233,385....
(1889) - Waverly Street BridgeWaverly Street BridgeThe Waverly Street Bridge, also called the Westernport Bowstring Arch Truss Bridge, is a historic steel truss bridge at Westernport, Allegany County, Maryland, United States. It carries vehicular traffic on Waverly Street over George's Creek. The bridge has a span length of 108 feet...
, Westernport, MarylandWesternport, MarylandWesternport is a town in Allegany County, Maryland, United States, located along the Georges Creek Valley. It is part of the Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,104 at the 2000 census.-History:...
(1892) - Hogback BridgeHogback BridgeHogback Bridge is a historic Pennsylvania truss bridge located in Curwensville, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States. It was built in 1893 by the King Bridge Company.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988....
, Curwensville, PennsylvaniaCurwensville, PennsylvaniaCurwensville is a borough located in Clearfield County, Pennsylvaniain the United States of America, northwest of Altoona on the West Branch Susquehanna River. Coal mining, tanning, and the manufacture of fire bricks were the industries at the turn of the 20th century. In 1900, 1,937 people lived...
(1893) - St. Clair Street Bridge, Frankfort, KentuckyFrankfort, KentuckyFrankfort is a city in Kentucky that serves as the state capital and the county seat of Franklin County. The population was 27,741 at the 2000 census; by population it is the 5th smallest state capital in the United States...
, known locally as the "singing bridge" (1894) - Rosendale trestleRosendale trestleThe Rosendale trestle is a continuous truss bridge and former railroad trestle in Rosendale Village, a hamlet in the town of Rosendale in Ulster County, New York. Originally constructed by the Wallkill Valley Railroad to continue its rail line from New Paltz to Kingston, the bridge rises above...
, RosendaleRosendale, New YorkRosendale is a town in the center of Ulster County, New York, United States. It once contained a village of the same name, which was dissolved through a vote. The population was 6,075 at the 2010 census.- History :...
, New YorkNew YorkNew York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
(1895–96) - Detroit-Superior Bridge, Cleveland, OhioOhioOhio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
(1918)
NRHP
Bridges designed and/or built by the company and listed on the National Register of Historic PlacesNational Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
, and mostly surviving, are:
- Niantic River BridgeNiantic River BridgeNiantic River Bridge, also known as Amtrak Bascule Bridge No. 116.74, is a railroad bridge carrying Amtrak's Northeast Corridor line across the Niantic River between East Lyme, Connecticut and Waterford, Connecticut...
, New London County, Connecticut (1907, being replaced in 2010-2012), deemed NRHP-eligible in 1987 but not finally NRHP-listed due to owner objection - Clear Creek Bridge, Twp. Rd. over Clear Cr., 5.8 mi. NW of Bellwood, Bellwood, NebraskaBellwood, NebraskaBellwood is a village in Butler County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 446 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Bellwood is located at ....
- Dearborn River High Bridge, 15 mi. SW of Augusta on Bean Lake Rd., Augusta, MontanaAugusta, MontanaAugusta is a census-designated place in Lewis and Clark County, Montana, United States. The population was 284 at the 2000 census. It is named after the daughter of D. J...
- Draw Bridge at New BridgeDraw Bridge at New BridgeThe bridge at New Bridge Landing, New Jersey was built in 1888 to replace an earlier wooden one, and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 5, 1989.-History:...
, Main St. and Old New Bridge Rd. over Hackensack RiverHackensack RiverThe Hackensack River is a river, approximately 45 miles long, in the U.S. states of New York and New Jersey, emptying into Newark Bay, a back chamber of New York Harbor. The watershed of the river includes part of the suburban area outside New York City just west of the lower Hudson River,...
, in TeaneckTeaneck, New JerseyTeaneck is a township in Bergen County, New Jersey, and a suburb in the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 39,776, making it the second-most populous among the 70 municipalities in Bergen County....
and River Edge, New JerseyRiver Edge, New JerseyRiver Edge is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 11,340.The community was incorporated as the borough of Riverside by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on June 30, 1894, from portions of Midland Township, at the... - Ellsworth Ranch Bridge, 130th St., over E fork of Des Moines R., Armstrong, IowaArmstrong, IowaArmstrong is a city in Emmet County, Iowa, United States. The population was 979 at the 2000 census. It was originally known as Armstrong Grove.-Geography:Armstrong is located at ....
- KY 2541 Bridge, Main St. over Little Sandy River, Greenup, KentuckyGreenup, KentuckyGreenup is a city in Greenup County, Kentucky, at the confluence of the Ohio and Little Sandy Rivers. The population was 1,198 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Greenup County. Greenup is named in honor of Christopher Greenup....
- Marmaton Bridge, 1 mile NE of Fort Scott, Fort Scott, KansasFort Scott, KansasFort Scott is a city in and the county seat of Bourbon County, Kansas, United States, south of Kansas City, on the Marmaton River. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 8,087. It is the home of the Fort Scott National Historic Site and the Fort Scott National...
- Quarry BridgeQuarry BridgeThe Quarry Bridge is located near Quarry, Iowa in Marshall County, Iowa. The bridge is also called the Iowa River Bridge. It was built in 1885 and has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1998....
, County Road I-4 over the Iowa RiverIowa RiverThe Iowa River is a tributary of the Mississippi River in the state of Iowa in the United States. It is about long and is open to small river craft to Iowa City, about from its mouth...
. Quarry, IowaQuarry, IowaQuarry is a rural unincorporated community in Marshall County, Iowa, United States.- History :The village of Quarry was laid out by the Le Grand Quarry Company in 1868. The first building erected was a hotel. The first store was built by C.A. Philips in 1868. John Smith built the first residence in... - Robidoux Creek Pratt Truss Bridge, Sunflower Rd., 0.8 mi. W of jct. with 21st Rd., NW of Frankfort, Frankfort, KansasFrankfort, KansasFrankfort is a city in Marshall County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 726.-Geography:Frankfort is located at...
- South Dakota Department of Transportation Bridge No. 14-088-170, Local Rd. over Clay Cr. Ditch, Vermillion, South DakotaVermillion, South DakotaVermillion is a city in and the county seat of Clay County, in the southeastern corner of the U.S. state of South Dakota, and the tenth largest city in the state. According to the 2010 Census, the population was 10,571. Vermillion lies atop a bluff near the Missouri River.The area has been home to...
- South Dakota Dept. of Transportation Bridge No. 29-221-060, Local rd. over the Big Sioux R., Castlewood, South DakotaCastlewood, South DakotaCastlewood is a city in Hamlin County, South Dakota, United States. It is part of the Watertown, South Dakota Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 627 at the 2010 census.-Geography:...
- Waverly Street BridgeWaverly Street BridgeThe Waverly Street Bridge, also called the Westernport Bowstring Arch Truss Bridge, is a historic steel truss bridge at Westernport, Allegany County, Maryland, United States. It carries vehicular traffic on Waverly Street over George's Creek. The bridge has a span length of 108 feet...
, Waverly St. at Georges Creek, Westernport, MarylandWesternport, MarylandWesternport is a town in Allegany County, Maryland, United States, located along the Georges Creek Valley. It is part of the Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,104 at the 2000 census.-History:... - Williams Street Bridge, Williams St. crossing Ten Mile Creek, N of jct. of Williams St. and Broadwater Ave., Helena, MontanaHelena, MontanaHelena is the capital city of the U.S. state of Montana and the county seat of Lewis and Clark County. The 2010 census put the population at 28,180. The local daily newspaper is the Independent Record. The Helena Brewers minor league baseball and Helena Bighorns minor league hockey team call the...