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Davis Bridge

Cass County, Indiana

Photos 

1909 Postcard view

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BH Photo #470205

Map 

Description 

Contract price was $6,170

Facts 

Overview
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Eel River on Davis Road
Location
Logansport, Cass County, Indiana
Status
Replaced by new bridge
History
Built 1893; Replaced 1970
Builder
- Wrought Iron Bridge Co. of Canton, Ohio
Design
(2)9-panel, pinned Pratt through trusses
Dimensions
Total length: 320.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.76382, -86.33788   (decimal degrees)
40°45'50" N, 86°20'16" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/555883/4512750 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 89003 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (7,628)
Built 1893 (215)
Built during 1890s (2,996)
Cass County, Indiana (91)
Indiana (4,933)
Logansport, Indiana (36)
Lost (24,990)
Lost 1970 (76)
Lost during 1970s (792)
 Owned by county (20,853)
Pratt through truss (5,428)
Pratt truss (9,349)
Replaced by new bridge (16,781)
Through truss (15,188)
Total length 250-500 feet (5,257)
Truss (32,972)
Wrought Iron Bridge Co. (375)

Update Log 

  • August 20, 2020: Updated by Tony Dillon: Added builder, date and other stuff
  • August 20, 2020: New photo from Melissa Brand-Welch
  • April 15, 2020: New photo from Tony Dillon

Sources 

  • Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com
  • Melissa Brand-Welch - melissabrandwelch [at] msn [dot] com

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