Xenia Bridge

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Side view Photo taken by Chris Clouser

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Oblique view Photo taken by Chris Clouser

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Portal Photo taken by Chris Clouser

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Barrel looking East Photo taken by Anthony Dillon in May 2010 Enlarge

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West end Photo taken by Anthony Dillon in May 2010 Enlarge

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Portal detail Photo taken by Anthony Dillon in May 2010 Enlarge

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Oblique Photo taken by Anthony Dillon in May 2010 Enlarge

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Lower chord Photo taken by Anthony Dillon in May 2010 Enlarge

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Rocker on expansion end of truss Photo taken by Anthony Dillon in May 2010 Enlarge

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looking up at North side Photo taken by Anthony Dillon in May 2010 Enlarge

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Underneath view Photo taken by Anthony Dillon in May 2010 Enlarge

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South side Photo taken by Anthony Dillon in May 2010 Enlarge

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Hip connection Photo taken by Anthony Dillon in May 2010 Enlarge

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Outside view of some of the webbing Photo taken by Anthony Dillon in May 2010 Enlarge

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Sway bracing Photo taken by Anthony Dillon in May 2010 Enlarge

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Lateral bracing Photo taken by Anthony Dillon in May 2010 Enlarge

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Guardrail Photo taken by Anthony Dillon in May 2010 Enlarge

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Illinois stamp Photo taken by Anthony Dillon in May 2010 Enlarge

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A very "busy" connection Photo taken by Anthony Dillon in May 2010 Enlarge

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Inside view Photo taken by Anthony Dillon in May 2010 Enlarge

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Abutment of earlier bridge Photo taken by Anthony Dillon in May 2010 Enlarge

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Previous spans location North of current one Photo taken by Anthony Dillon in May 2010 Enlarge

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Vertical views West end Photo taken by Anthony Dillon in May 2010 Enlarge

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Barrel Photo taken by Anthony Dillon in May 2010 Enlarge

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Gusset plate Photo taken by Anthony Dillon in May 2010 Enlarge

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underside of deck Photo taken by Anthony Dillon in May 2010 Enlarge

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Center panels with counters Photo taken by Anthony Dillon in May 2010 Enlarge

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laced verticals Photo taken by Anthony Dillon in May 2010 Enlarge

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Photo courtesy of the Indiana State Department of Natural Resource, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Enlarge View more info about Indiana historic bridges from the SHAARD database

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Photo courtesy of the Indiana State Department of Natural Resource, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Enlarge View more info about Indiana historic bridges from the SHAARD database

Map 

Description 

Facts 

Overview

Through truss bridge over Wildcat Creek on Prince William Road

Location

Carroll County, Indiana

Status

Restored in 2006

History

Built 1931 as a State Highway bridge and relocated in 1945

Builders

- Illinois Steel Co.
- Indiana Department of Highways

Design

Bolted 8-panel Parker through truss

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 144.6 ft.
Total length: 154.8 ft.
Deck width: 21.6 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 15.0 ft.

Recognition

Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places

Also called

Carroll County Bridge 25

Approximate latitude, longitude

+40.47366, -86.58731   (decimal degrees)
40°28'25" N, 86°35'14" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

16/534982/4480412 (zone/easting/northing)

USGS topographic map

Rossville

Inventory numbers

INNBI 0800021 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 15889 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Inspection (as of 06/2009)

Deck condition rating: Excellent (9 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 67.4 (out of 100)

Average daily traffic (as of 2007)

221

Categories 

Update Log 

• December 27, 2011: Updated by J.P.: Added category "Illinois Steel Co."
• May 30, 2010: New photos from Anthony Dillon
• July 2, 2008: Updated by Paul Brandenburg: corrected spelling to Xenia
• June 30, 2008: Updated by Paul Brandenburg: updated year built to 1931 as a State Highway bridge and relocated in 1945 (source: letter from SHPO)
• June 26, 2008: Updated by Paul Brandenburg: added county bridge number
• March 22, 2006: Posted photos from Chris Clouser

Sources 

• Chris Clouser - morpar55 [at] hotmail [dot] com
• Paul Brandenburg - indianabridges [at] sbcglobal [dot] net
• Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com

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