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Columbus People Trail-Haw Creek Bridge

Bartholomew County, Indiana

Photos 

Dave O'Mara Construction doing the job.

Photo taken by Mike Daffron in September 2017

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BH Photo #403063

Map 

Description 

Currently being set up over Haw Creek in Lincoln Park

Facts 

Overview
Camelback through truss bridge over Haw Creek on trail
Location
Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana
Status
Open to pedestrians only
History
Built 1910; Moved to current location 2017
Builder
- Vincennes Bridge Co. of Vincennes, Indiana
Design
Pin-connected, 8-panel Camelback Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Total length: 155.8 ft.
Deck width: 15.4 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 14.7 ft.
Also called
Former Bartholomew County Bridge #26
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.22116, -85.89463   (decimal degrees)
39°13'16" N, 85°53'41" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/595418/4341901 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 78443 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Bartholomew County, Indiana (62)
Built 1910 (1,028)
Built during 1910s (8,748)
Camelback truss (305)
Columbus, Indiana (21)
Indiana (4,198)
Open to pedestrians (3,537)
 Owned by city (4,487)
Pin-connected (3,209)
Through truss (12,895)
Total length 125-175 feet (5,237)
Truss (29,440)
Vincennes Bridge Co. (95)

Update Log 

  • September 16, 2017: Updated by Tony Dillon: Added name given to me by Visitors Bureau.
  • September 15, 2017: Updated by Mike Daffron: Added photos
  • September 15, 2017: Updated by Christopher Finigan: Added category "Pin-connected"

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Sources 

  • Mike Daffron - daffmikron [at] gmail [dot] com
  • Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com
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Newbern Bridge Haw Creek
Posted September 15, 2017, by Mike Daffron

"Newbern Bridge Haw Creek"??? Tony! What name should this bridge go by? "Lincoln Park" bridge? Lincoln Park/Newbern" bridge? "Good-Job-Not-Recycling-This-Bridge-Bartholomew-County" bridge???