George Street Bridge

Photos 

Overview

Photo taken by Jonathan Maxwell

BH Photo #102741

Map 

Street View 

Facts 

Overview

Whipple through truss bridge over Hogan Creek on George Street in Aurora

Location

Aurora, Dearborn County, Indiana

Status

Open to two-lane traffic

History

Built 1887 by Lomas Forge & Bridge Works; rehabilitated 1974, 1989 and 2011.

Builders

- CLR Construction of Vincennes, Indiana (Restoration)
- Lomas Forge & Bridge Works of Cincinnati, Ohio

Design

16-panel, pinned Whipple through truss

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 199.1 ft.
Total length: 253.8 ft.
Deck width: 23.2 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 16.7 ft.

Recognition

Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on March 1, 1984

Also called

Wagon Bridge
Aurora Bridge
Main Street Bridge
County Bridge #159

Approximate latitude, longitude

+39.05790, -84.89926   (decimal degrees)
39°03'28" N, 84°53'57" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

16/681766/4325302 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Aurora

Average daily traffic (as of 2017)

3,050

Inventory numbers

INNBI 1500091 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
NRHP 84001012 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 16005 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Inspection report (as of April 2017)

Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 29.9 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

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Update Log 

• October 6, 2022: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
• October 5, 2022: Updated by Paul Plassman: Added alternate name and rehab date
• August 28, 2022: New photo from Paul Plassman
• March 28, 2022: Updated by Paul Plassman: Added Rick's photo & category "16-panel truss"
• February 10, 2022: New photos from Bambi Sharkoman
• February 21, 2021: New photo from Tony Dillon
• November 12, 2017: New photos from Mike Daffron
• December 6, 2015: New photos from Mike Mullins
• July 9, 2014: New photos from Andrew Raker
• June 21, 2014: New Street View added by Luke Harden
• October 6, 2012: New Street View added by Jann Mayer
• September 16, 2012: Updated by Tony Dillon: Adj. coordinates
• November 7, 2011: New photos from James McCray
• November 5, 2011: New photos from J.P.
• March 14, 2010: Updated by Bill Eichelberger: Added Google Street View.
• March 30, 2009: New photo from Anthony Dillon
• August 30, 2005: Posted photos from Jonathan Maxwell

Sources 

• Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com
• Bill Eichelberger
• Mike Daffron - daffmikron [at] gmail [dot] com
• J.P. - wildcatjon2000 [at] gmail [dot] com
• James McCray - jamesinslocomb [at] yahoo [dot] com
• Jann Mayer - jannmayer [at] gmail [dot] com
• Historicbridges.org - by Nathan Holth
• Luke
• Andrew Raker
• Mike Mullins
• Jesse Sharkoman Berube - jesseberube5 [at] gmail [dot] com
• Paul Plassman
• Geoff Hubbs

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