Roche de Boeuf

ch settlement in the area gave it the name Roche de Boeuf, or 'Roche de Bout". In 1907 a third of the rock was destroyed during construction of the Ohio Electric Railroad Bridge, or 'Interurban Bridge', which now runs above it. The concrete-reinforced, earth filled Roman aqueduct style bridge was at one time the largest bridge of it's kind, and was the midpoint of a commuter train line connecting Toledo to parts of southern Wood County. However, a mere thirty years after it opened, because of the growing popularity of automobiles, the railway went out of business and the bridge was abandoned. Today, the landmark serves as the north-easternmost part of Farnsworth Metropark, where it is a short walk away from a public shelterhouse, picnic area, and an eight-mile 'towpath trail' through the Historic Miami-Erie Canal Lands.