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Photo courtesy of the Indiana State Department of Natural Resource, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology.

Overview: Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Sugar Creek on CR 500W
Location: Boone County, Indiana
Status: Replaced by new bridge
History: Built in 1886 by the Smith Bridge Company; replaced in 1987
Builder: - Smith Bridge Co. of Toledo, Ohio
Design: Pinned Pratt through truss
Dimensions: Span length: 141.0 ft.
Total length: 141.0 ft.
Deck width: 16.2 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 20.0 ft.
Also called: County Bridge #28
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.14886, -86.56336 (decimal degrees)
40°08'56" N, 86°33'48" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/537190/4444370 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Thorntown
Inventory number: BH 44425 (Bridgehunter.com ID)