Zoarville Station Bridge Historical Photo Page

This drawing from 1899 depicts Canal Dover (now Dover) at the time the Zoarville Station Bridge was still part of the Factory Street (now Tuscarawas Street) bridge. At that time, it was one of three spans crossing the Tuscarawas River (see image below for close-up). The Zoarville Station Bridge is the lower bridge). The entire bridge was removed in 1905 and one of the spans was moved to Zoarville Station. The fate of the other two spans is unknown.

Images courtesy of the Ohio Historical Society.

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This unique photograph shows our Zoarville Station Bridge (in the upper right corner) in its original position as a roadway bridge. Thanks, Dover Historical Society for this picture and permission to use it. As we continue this project our bridge's history becomes ever clearer.

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	This photograph, taken between 1901 and 1905, can be found in a book on historical Dover published by Arcadia Books and written by Matt Lautzenheiser of the Dover Historical Society. The photo shows a Tuscarawas Traction Company car after just having crossed the Zoarville Station Bridge in its original position. Thanks, Dover Historical Society for this picture and permission to use it. « Click on the picture to see it larger.
	This photograph appeared in The Second Ohio Historic Bridge Inventory, Evaluation and Preservation Plan, published in 1990 by The Ohio Department of Transportation in cooperation with the Federal Highway Administration. The photo appears to date from the early 1940's, shortly before the bridge was abandoned. Thanks to the Ohio Department of Transportation for permission to use this photo. « Click on the picture to see it larger.
	This photo, believed to be taken in 1921, shows scouts at the Zoarville Station before their hike into camp. Behind the scouts stands the Zoarville Station Bridge. « Click on the picture to see it larger.
	This photo, believed to be taken in 1925 from Pioneer Point, shows the Tuscarawas River, One Leg Creek, now called Conotton Creek, and the Zoarville Station Bridge before the bridge was abandoned (see image below for close-up). State Route 800 had not yet been constructed.

	This photo, believed to be taken in 1927 from the ridge above the Vickery Farm, shows the Vickery Farm, Old Zoarville, the Tuscarawas River, One Leg Creek, now called Conotton Creek, and the Zoarville Station Bridge before the bridge was abandoned (see image below for close-up).

	Photos of the Zoarville Station Bridge taken in the 1990's prior to reconstruction.