Posted September 5, 2018, by K. Allen Ballard (speedeeprint [at] gmail [dot] com)
Visited here afternoon of 8-18-2018 following a funeral in Hartsburg, for wife's aunt. Bridge is still here, easily accessible by 'blacktop' 1 mile off main road. From the north end you have to beat your way thru the summer over growth on this overflow pony truss just to get to the bigger span 75 yards beyond this.
This bridge is still solid but you can see very large rust holes in the truss uprights that are severely compromised. Didn't get my normal allotted time to explore and photograph because my wife was with me and kept honking the horn! Have other relatives nearby so I hope to come back again. Only took about 25 pics vs normal 125+. Still this is a neat relic to visit. I did take a video walk thru and will post later.
Next time I'm bringing my shears/loppers with me to cut back the overgrowth shrouding this pony truss and get a view of both bridges at same time.
Sugar Creek Overflow Bridge
Posted July 3, 2017, by James Baughn (webmaster [at] bridgehunter [dot] com)
Field visit July 2, 2017: This pony truss is getting quite grown over. The classic photo of the pony truss with the through truss in the background is not possible anymore, at least in the summer.
Visited here afternoon of 8-18-2018 following a funeral in Hartsburg, for wife's aunt. Bridge is still here, easily accessible by 'blacktop' 1 mile off main road. From the north end you have to beat your way thru the summer over growth on this overflow pony truss just to get to the bigger span 75 yards beyond this.
This bridge is still solid but you can see very large rust holes in the truss uprights that are severely compromised. Didn't get my normal allotted time to explore and photograph because my wife was with me and kept honking the horn! Have other relatives nearby so I hope to come back again. Only took about 25 pics vs normal 125+. Still this is a neat relic to visit. I did take a video walk thru and will post later.
Next time I'm bringing my shears/loppers with me to cut back the overgrowth shrouding this pony truss and get a view of both bridges at same time.