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Center Pike-Mississinewa River Bridge

Delaware County, Indiana

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Mississinewa River Bridge

Muncie Evening Press: May 28 1966

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BH Photo #470853

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Description 

Another of many Baltimore trusses built by the Indiana Bridge Company.

Facts 

Overview
Lost Baltimore through truss bridge over Mississinewa River on Center Pike (North Walnut Street)
Location
Delaware County, Indiana
Status
Replaced by new bridge
History
Built 1888 by the Indiana Bridge Company; Replaced 1966
Builder
- Indiana Bridge Co. of Muncie, Indiana
Design
Baltimore through truss
Dimensions
Total length: 207.0 ft.
Also called
North Walnut Street-Mississinewa River Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.34387, -85.38837   (decimal degrees)
40°20'38" N, 85°23'18" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/636879/4467171 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 89099 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (9,803)
Baltimore through truss (361)
Baltimore truss (405)
Built 1888 (265)
Built during 1880s (2,425)
Delaware County, Indiana (74)
Indiana (5,251)
Indiana Bridge Co. (150)
 Lost (32,326)
Lost 1966 (102)
Lost during 1960s (1,150)
Owned by county (22,057)
Replaced by new bridge (22,031)
Through truss (19,330)
Total length 175-250 feet (4,714)
Truss (38,723)

Update Log 

  • April 23, 2020: New photos from Melissa Brand-Welch
  • April 23, 2020: Added by Tony Dillon

Sources 

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

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