[3] The Bergstresser/Dietz Bridge is located adjacent to the intersection of Ashbrook Road and Washington Street in Canal Winchester.

An Ohio Historical Marker commemorating the bridge is located at the corner of Ashbrook Road and Washington Street.

[3] In the 1800s, the village of Canal Winchester was important to the local economies of southeastern Franklin and northwestern Fairfield counties.

The village evolved into a local transportation hub because the Ohio and Erie Canal and the Hocking Valley Railway passed through.

[3] In March 1887, the Franklin County Commissioners announced the building of a bridge over Little Walnut Creek at Kramer's Ford.