Zanesville Crossing

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1. Buckingham

   Catherinus Putnam Buckingham, designer of the third bridge.

2. Camber

   Upward curvature in the second bridge’s truss design.

3. Canoes

   Craft supporting the early ferry platforms.

4. Henry Crooks

   Ferry operator at the 1797 Muskingum crossing.

5. Licking River

   River meeting the Muskingum at the Y-Bridge.

6. Limestone

   Stone used for the first Y-Bridge’s center pier.

7. McCulloch

   William McCulloch, ferry operator at the crossing.

8. Moses Dillon

   Planner of the branching bridge at Zanesville.

9. Muskingum

   River crossed at Zanesville.

10. Planks

    Boards forming early ferry platforms.

11. Rufus Scott

    Architect credited for the first Y-Bridge.

12. Streetcars

    Rail vehicles crossing the 1902 Y-Bridge.

13. Trestles

    Timber supports used in the first bridge.

14. Y-Bridge

    Three-armed bridge at Zanesville’s river junction.

15. Zanesville

    Town at the river crossings served by the Y-Bridge.