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Desoto Bridge

Delaware 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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Overview
Lost Warren through truss bridge over White River on CR 525E
Location
Delaware County, Indiana
Status
Replaced by new bridge
History
Built in 1915 by the Indiana Bridge Company
Builder
- Indiana Bridge Co. of Muncie, Indiana
Design
Riveted Warren through truss with a riveted Pratt pony approach span.
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 180.0 ft.
Total length: 225.0 ft.
Deck width: 15.5 ft.
Also called
County Bridge #95
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.26841, -85.28864   (decimal degrees)
40°16'06" N, 85°17'19" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/645511/4458953 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Eaton
Inventory number
BH 44219 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1915 (966)
Built during 1910s (6,731)
Delaware County, Indiana (36)
Indiana (3,348)
Indiana Bridge Co. (67)
Lost (10,374)
Pony truss (13,217)
Pratt pony truss (2,342)
Pratt truss (5,660)
 Replaced by new bridge (7,141)
Span length 175-250 feet (1,484)
Through truss (9,211)
Total length 175-250 feet (2,790)
Truss (23,575)
Warren through truss (928)
Warren truss (3,961)
White River (Indiana) (49)

Update Log 

  • February 22, 2010: Added by Anthony Dillon

Sources 

  • Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com
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Desoto Bridge
Posted April 26, 2012, by Richard Tekulve (canoeindiana [at] yahoo [dot] com)

This bridge crosses the Mississinewa River instead of the White River which is south of here and flows through downtown Muncie.