Rich Street Bridge

Rich Street Bridge
Rich Street Bridge
Coordinates	39°57′26.8″N 83°0′18.3″W / 39.957444°N 83.005083°W
Carries	US 62 / SR 3 (Rich Street)
Crosses	Scioto River
Locale	Columbus, Ohio
Maintained by	Ohio Department of Transportation
Location
	Interactive map pinpointing the Rich Street Bridge

The Rich Street Bridge is a bridge in Columbus, Ohio, United States, spanning the Scioto River and connecting downtown's Rich Street to Franklinton's Town Street. It carries U.S. Route 62 (US 62) and Ohio State Route 3 (SR 3). The bridge was completed in 2012.^[1]

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 park.^[2] The site features stone benches, lanterns, and a grove of birch trees.^[3] 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.^[4]

Gallery

Night lighting
The prior bridge in 2006
Plaque commemorating prior bridges
Town Street Bridge plaque
The Prow, formerly an anchor to the Town Street Bridge

References

^ "Rich Street Bridge Officially Opens Downtown". Columbus Underground. July 6, 2012. Archived from the original on October 22, 2018. Retrieved October 21, 2018.
^ "Ron Pizzuti's quest". Columbus Monthly. February 6, 2014. Archived from the original on June 4, 2020. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
^ "Scioto Mile: City banks on river in waterfront makeover". The Columbus Dispatch. July 7, 2011. Archived from the original on June 4, 2020. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
^ "Main Street Dam Removal & Scioto Greenways Feasibility Study". Stantec. 2012. pp. 14–15. Retrieved December 16, 2022.