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Lower Dillsboro Road Bridge

Dearborn County, Indiana

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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
Average daily traffic (as of 2011)
340
Inventory numbers
INNBI 1500017 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 38932 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of April 2015)
Overall condition: Good
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 89.7 (out of 100)
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Categories 

Built 1926 (669)
Built during 1920s (9,012)
Dearborn County, Indiana (60)
Indiana (4,241)
Lost (19,650)
Lost 1991 (295)
Lost during 1990s (3,746)
Pratt through truss (4,689)
 Pratt truss (8,164)
Replaced by new bridge (13,000)
Span length 125-175 feet (3,841)
Structurally deficient (18,104)
Through truss (13,146)
Total length 125-175 feet (5,345)
Truss (29,814)
Vincennes Bridge Co. (98)

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

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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.