The Rich Street Bridge is a bridge in
Columbus, Ohio, United States, spanning the
Scioto River
The Scioto River ( ) is a river in central and southern Ohio more than in length. It rises in Hardin County just north of Roundhead, Ohio, flows through Columbus, Ohio, where it collects its largest tributary, the Olentangy River, and meets t ...
and connecting
downtown's Rich Street to
Franklinton's Town Street. It carries
U.S. Route 62 (US 62) and
Ohio State Route 3
State Route 3 (SR 3) is a major north–south (physically northeast-southwest) highway in Ohio which leads from Cincinnati to Cleveland by way of Columbus. It is the second longest state route in Ohio. Because of this, the road is also kn ...
(SR 3). The bridge was completed in 2012.
The bridge replaced the Town Street Bridge (1917-2009). The original eastern anchor remains, reutilized as the Prow, an observation platform in the
Scioto Mile Promenade
Scioto is a word of Wyandot origin given to the Scioto River, which flows southwards from north central Ohio to the Ohio River.
:Scioto may also refer to:
Places In Ohio
*Little Scioto River (disambiguation), several flowing watercourses
* Scio ...
park.
The site features stone benches, lanterns, and a grove of birch trees.
The 1917 bridge was part of the
Scioto River Bridge Group, listed on the Columbus Register of Historic Properties in 1983 and proposed as part of the
Columbus Civic Center Historic District, nominated to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
Gallery
File:Rich Street Bridge 03.jpg, Night lighting
File:Columbus-ohio-cosi-summer.jpg, The prior bridge in 2006
File:Town Street Bridge, Columbus.jpg, Plaque commemorating prior bridges
File:Town Street Bridge, Columbus, Ohio 01.jpg, Town Street Bridge plaque
File:Columbus Scioto Mile 12.jpg, The Prow, formerly an anchor to the Town Street Bridge
See also
* ''
Scioto Lounge
''Scioto Lounge'', or the Scioto Lounge deer sculptures, is a series of three bronze sculptures depicting Anthropomorphism, anthropomorphic deer by Terry Allen (artist), Terry Allen, installed in Columbus, Ohio, United States. Two of the sculptur ...
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References
External links
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2012 establishments in Ohio
Bridges completed in 2012
Bridges in Columbus, Ohio
U.S. Route 62
Bridges of the United States Numbered Highway System
Bridges over the Scioto River
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