The original bridge was constructed in 1880 . It had two swing spans as the lock of a nearby dam was in the process of being moved from the west to east side . That bridge was wrecked by the 1884 flood . A second bridge was built on the same piers , also with two swing spans . An increase in traffic necessitated a new bridge in 1900 , which was built on 4 new stone piers with a single swing section . That bridge was swept away in the Ohio flood of 1913
Ohio flood of 1913
Great Flood of 1913
Putnam Street Bridge