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Washington Street Iron Bridge

Carroll County, Indiana

Photos 

Washington Street Iron Bridge

ca. 1910 postcard view

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BH Photo #480543

Map 

Description 

Replaced a covered bridge.

Facts 

Overview
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Deer Creek on Washington Street
Location
Delphi, Carroll County, Indiana
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Replaced 1935 with a concrete arch bridge
Design
Pinned Pratt through truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.58402, -86.67255   (decimal degrees)
40°35'02" N, 86°40'21" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/527711/4492632 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 90504 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (7,701)
Built during 1890s (3,017)
Carroll County, Indiana (99)
Delphi, Indiana (25)
Indiana (4,962)
Lost (25,522)
Lost 1935 (69)
 Lost during 1930s (669)
Pratt through truss (5,490)
Pratt truss (9,443)
Replaced by new bridge (17,215)
Through truss (15,350)
Truss (33,245)

Update Log 

  • January 3, 2021: Updated by Tony Dillon: Added truss type
  • September 5, 2020: New photo from Tony Dillon

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Washington Street Iron Bridge
Posted September 5, 2020, by Art S. (asuckewer [at] knite [dot] com)

Tony,

If you focused the camera better, we could see who built it :^)

Regards,

Art S.

PS. Nice find!