Smith Bridge Company
Toledo, Ohio

These bridge signs were from bridges located in Mason and Woodford County in Central Illinois in 1968. They are cast iron 9” X 9”.

The Morseville Bridge

carries Burt Road across the Flint River in Taymouth Township, Saginaw County. It was constructed in 1885 by the Smith Bridge Company of Toledo, Ohio, the fifth most prolific metal truss bridge company in terms of Michigan bridges. This is the oldest surviving example of the firm's work. The Morseville Bridge has unusual decorative end posts, a distinctive feature of only a few metal through trusses of the era.
Morseville Bridge

(source: Michigan Dept of Transportation)

The Sterling Road Bridge on Sterling Road over the St. Joseph River to Lenawee County, MI. It is one of the early examples of the Michigan work of the Smith Bridge Company of Toledo, Ohio. It is particularly notable because of the ornamental details on its portal cross bracing.

(source: Michigan Dept of Transportation)
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North Fork Bridge
Spanning North Fork of Licking River,
Milford vicinity, Bracken County, KY.

note: see larger picture of a similar bridge sign below

A set of four finials came from a bridge without the overhead superstructure. The maker is not know for sure but the photos above have a similar designed finial.

This picture of an overhead Smith Bridge was provided by Todd Lower of Toledo.