Description: 1877 engineering drawing of the Ashtabula Bridge, built by the Cleveland and Erie Railroad Company in 1863. This drawing shows the bridge, designed by Amasa Stone, that was involved with the infamous Ashtabula Train Disaster of 1876. On December 29, 1876, a Howe truss bridge near Ashtabula, Ohio, collapsed while a train with three passenger cars was crossing it. The train and its passengers plunged sixty feet into a ravine and creek, and the lamps and stoves used to light and heat the train cars quickly ignited the wreckage. Ninety-two people died either in the accident or as a result of their injuries, and more than sixty of the surviving passengers were injured. Railroad accidents were commonplace during the late nineteenth century, due in part to tracks built quickly and cheaply by companies hoping to make tremendous profits. Railroad companies built thousands of miles of track in Ohio during the late nineteenth century, providing more opportunity for accidents to occur. Even after the Ashtabula Bridge collapse, the Howe truss bridge remained popular, primarily due to its relatively cheap cost. Still, railroad companies began to feel pressure from their customers to provide a safer means of travel. By 1888, more than two thousand iron bridges existed in Ohio. The state had fewer than nine hundred wooden bridges still in use at this time. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: OVS4265_ashtabulabridge
Subjects: Bridges--Ohio; Railroads--Buildings and structures; Ohio Economy--Architecture and Engineering; Railroad accidents;
Places: Ashtabula (Ohio); Ashtabula County (Ohio);
 

Description: This photograph depicts the construction of a locomotive crane by the Rust Engineering Company. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AC2_YHCIL_MSS0140_B05F84_012
Subjects: Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company; Steel industry; Rust Engineering Company
 

Description: This photograph depicts the construction of a locomotive crane by the Rust Engineering Company. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AC2_YHCIL_MSS0140_B05F84_013
Subjects: Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company; Steel industry; Rust Engineering Company
 

Description: Photograph showing employees of the Ohio Department of Highways Bureau of Bridges in Columbus, Ohio, ca. 1934. A typewritten identification is provided. The photograph was collected in the D. Henry Overman Bridge Collection, which documents the career of Overman, a native of Waverly, Ohio, and a resident of Columbus. He graduated from The Ohio State University in 1923 with a degree in civil engineering. Overman joined the Ohio Department of Highways (now the Ohio Department of Transportation) on June 10, 1918, where he was employed until his retirement in 1964, serving as assistant chief for the Bureau of Bridges for nine years, and as the chief of the Bureau for his last eight years on the job. During his approximately 45 year career, Overman designed a number of bridges in Ohio, including the stone-faced bridge over the Scioto River at Routes 161 and 33 in Dublin, and the Lorain Avenue Viaduct, a steel bridge in Cleveland. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV184_B01F11_03_01
Subjects: Bridges; Engineering; Ohio Department of Highways; Transportation--Ohio--History; Employees;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph showing the Coolville Bridge in Athens County, Ohio, which crossed over the Hocking River before it was demolished in 2006. Constructed in 1930, the bridge was designed by D. Henry Overman for the Ohio Department of Highways. The photograph was collected in the D. Henry Overman Bridge Collection, which documents the career of Overman, a native of Waverly, Ohio, and a resident of Columbus. He graduated from The Ohio State University in 1923 with a degree in civil engineering. Overman joined the Ohio Department of Highways (now the Ohio Department of Transportation) on June 10, 1918, where he was employed until his retirement in 1964, serving as assistant chief for the Bureau of Bridges for nine years, and as the chief of the Bureau for his last eight years on the job. During his approximately 45 year career, Overman designed a number of bridges in Ohio, including the stone-faced bridge over the Scioto River at Routes 161 and 33 in Dublin, and the Lorain Avenue Viaduct, a steel bridge in Cleveland. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV184_B01F05_01
Subjects: Bridges; Engineering; Ohio Department of Highways; Transportation--Ohio--History; Rivers--Ohio
Places: Coolville (Ohio); Athens County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph showing employees of the Ohio Department of Highways at Blaine Hill in Belmont County, Ohio, November 3, 1932. A handwritten title on the reverse reads "Big Shots," and the men are identified left to right as Charlie Smith, D. Henry Overman and Bill Freemoth. The photograph was collected in the D. Henry Overman Bridge Collection, which documents the career of Overman, a native of Waverly, Ohio, and a resident of Columbus. He graduated from The Ohio State University in 1923 with a degree in civil engineering. Overman joined the Ohio Department of Highways (now the Ohio Department of Transportation) on June 10, 1918, where he was employed until his retirement in 1964, serving as assistant chief for the Bureau of Bridges for nine years, and as the chief of the Bureau for his last eight years on the job. During his approximately 45 year career, Overman designed a number of bridges in Ohio, including the stone-faced bridge over the Scioto River at Routes 161 and 33 in Dublin, and the Lorain Avenue Viaduct, a steel bridge in Cleveland. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV184_B01F11_02
Subjects: Bridges; Engineering; Ohio Department of Highways; Transportation--Ohio--History; Employees;
Places: Blaine (Ohio); Belmont County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph showing an S-Bridge along Route 40, the National Road, in Guernsey County, Ohio. The photograph was collected in the D. Henry Overman Bridge Collection, which documents the career of Overman, a native of Waverly, Ohio, and a resident of Columbus. He graduated from The Ohio State University in 1923 with a degree in civil engineering. Overman joined the Ohio Department of Highways (now the Ohio Department of Transportation) on June 10, 1918, where he was employed until his retirement in 1964, serving as assistant chief for the Bureau of Bridges for nine years, and as the chief of the Bureau for his last eight years on the job. During his approximately 45 year career, Overman designed a number of bridges in Ohio, including the stone-faced bridge over the Scioto River at Routes 161 and 33 in Dublin, and the Lorain Avenue Viaduct, a steel bridge in Cleveland. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV184_B01F07_01
Subjects: Bridges; Engineering; Ohio Department of Highways; Transportation--Ohio--History; National Road
Places: Guernsey County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph showing the Brookpark Viaduct in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, which carries Brookpark Road/OH-17 over the Rocky River. The bridge was designed by D. Henry Overman for the Ohio Department of Highways. The photograph was collected in the D. Henry Overman Bridge Collection, which documents the career of Overman, a native of Waverly, Ohio, and a resident of Columbus. He graduated from The Ohio State University in 1923 with a degree in civil engineering. Overman joined the Ohio Department of Highways (now the Ohio Department of Transportation) on June 10, 1918, where he was employed until his retirement in 1964, serving as assistant chief for the Bureau of Bridges for nine years, and as the chief of the Bureau for his last eight years on the job. During his approximately 45 year career, Overman designed a number of bridges in Ohio, including the stone-faced bridge over the Scioto River at Routes 161 and 33 in Dublin, and the Lorain Avenue Viaduct, a steel bridge in Cleveland. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV184_B01F02_01
Subjects: Bridges; Engineering; Ohio Department of Highways; Transportation--Ohio--History; Rivers--Ohio;
Places: Fairview Park (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph showing the Chippewa Falls Bridge on Route 84 in Brecksville, Ohio, under construction ca. 1932. The bridge crossing Chippewa Creek was designed by D. Henry Overman for the Ohio Department of Highways. This photograph was collected in the D. Henry Overman Bridge Collection, which documents the career of Overman, a native of Waverly, Ohio, and a resident of Columbus. He graduated from The Ohio State University in 1923 with a degree in civil engineering. Overman joined the Ohio Department of Highways (now the Ohio Department of Transportation) on June 10, 1918, where he was employed until his retirement in 1964, serving as assistant chief for the Bureau of Bridges for nine years, and as the chief of the Bureau for his last eight years on the job. During his approximately 45 year career, Overman designed a number of bridges in Ohio, including the stone-faced bridge over the Scioto River at Routes 161 and 33 in Dublin, and the Lorain Avenue Viaduct, a steel bridge in Cleveland. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV184_B01F03_01
Subjects: Bridges; Engineering; Ohio Department of Highways; Transportation--Ohio--History
Places: Brecksville (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph showing an unidentified bridge, believed to be in Athens County, Ohio, with railroad tracks running underneath. The bridge was designed by D. Henry Overman for the Ohio Department of Highways. This photograph was collected in the D. Henry Overman Bridge Collection, which documents the career of Overman, a native of Waverly, Ohio, and a resident of Columbus. He graduated from The Ohio State University in 1923 with a degree in civil engineering. Overman joined the Ohio Department of Highways (now the Ohio Department of Transportation) on June 10, 1918, where he was employed until his retirement in 1964, serving as assistant chief for the Bureau of Bridges for nine years, and as the chief of the Bureau for his last eight years on the job. During his approximately 45 year career, Overman designed a number of bridges in Ohio, including the stone-faced bridge over the Scioto River at Routes 161 and 33 in Dublin, and the Lorain Avenue Viaduct, a steel bridge in Cleveland. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV184_B01F01_01
Subjects: Bridges; Engineering; Ohio Department of Highways; Transportation--Ohio--History; Railroads;
Places: Athens County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph showing employees of the Ohio Department of Highways Bridge Bureau at their desks on the 9th floor of the State Office Building in Columbus, Ohio, ca. 1947. They are identified on the reverse, left to right, as Carl Bowers, Martin Ward, Harry Hawley, Charlie Smith, D. Henry Overman (with his back to the window) and Bill Freemoth. The photograph was collected in the D. Henry Overman Bridge Collection, which documents the career of Overman, a native of Waverly, Ohio, and a resident of Columbus. He graduated from The Ohio State University in 1923 with a degree in civil engineering. Overman joined the Ohio Department of Highways (now the Ohio Department of Transportation) on June 10, 1918, where he was employed until his retirement in 1964, serving as assistant chief for the Bureau of Bridges for nine years, and as the chief of the Bureau for his last eight years on the job. During his approximately 45 year career, Overman designed a number of bridges in Ohio, including the stone-faced bridge over the Scioto River at Routes 161 and 33 in Dublin, and the Lorain Avenue Viaduct, a steel bridge in Cleveland. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV184_B01F11_01
Subjects: Bridges; Engineering; Ohio Department of Highways; Transportation--Ohio--History; Employees;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph taken by I. T. Frary showing the S-Bridge along the National Road through Hendrysburg, Ohio. The photograph was collected in the D. Henry Overman Bridge Collection, which documents the career of Overman, a native of Waverly, Ohio, and a resident of Columbus. He graduated from The Ohio State University in 1923 with a degree in civil engineering. Overman joined the Ohio Department of Highways (now the Ohio Department of Transportation) on June 10, 1918, where he was employed until his retirement in 1964, serving as assistant chief for the Bureau of Bridges for nine years, and as the chief of the Bureau for his last eight years on the job. During his approximately 45 year career, Overman designed a number of bridges in Ohio, including the stone-faced bridge over the Scioto River at Routes 161 and 33 in Dublin, and the Lorain Avenue Viaduct, a steel bridge in Cleveland. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV184_B01F08_01
Subjects: Bridges; Engineering; Ohio Department of Highways; Transportation--Ohio--History; National Road
Places: Hendrysburg (Ohio); Belmont County (Ohio)