Lower Dillsboro Road Bridge

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

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Facts

Overview: Lost through truss bridge over South Hogan Creek on Lower Dillsboro Road
Location: Dearborn County, Indiana
Status: Replaced by new bridge
History: Built 1926; replaced 1991
Builder: - Vincennes Bridge Co. of Vincennes, Indiana
Design: Pinned Pratt through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 131.9 ft.
Total length: 132.9 ft.
Deck width: 15.4 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 16.0 ft.
Also called: County Bridge #19
South Hogan Creek Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.04742, -84.97081 (decimal degrees)
39°02'51" N, 84°58'15" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/675601/4323998 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Aurora
Inventory numbers: INNBI 1500017 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 38932 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 01/1990): Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 19.3 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1990): 400

Update Log

August 1, 2016: Updated by Tony Dillon: Updated location that I botched several years prior.
March 9, 2010: Updated by Anthony Dillon: Added builder, truss type and coordinates
January 31, 2009: Added by James Baughn

Sources

Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com

Comments

South Hogan Creek Bridge

Posted August 1, 2016, by Tony Dillon (spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com)

Yes anon... You are correct and I totally screwed that one up several years ago when I placed it where I did. This bridge was on Lower Dillsboro Rd. where it crossed and connected to Chesterville Rd.

Thanks for bringing this to my attention!

South Hogan Creek Bridge

Posted August 1, 2016, by Anonymous

I've been trying to research this bridge and I believe it to have been located at 39D02'51"N, 84D58'15"W. This is the only current crossing of the South Hogan Creek by Chesterville Road. The listed location is that of BH 16001, a lost concrete arch bridge over Alan's Branch Creek (since replaced).

Conversely, I would love to know if the current concrete bridge at Chesterville and Lower Dillsboro is the replacement of the South Hogan Bridge and if the South Hogan Bridge crossed at this point or not. I cannot tell by the pictures.