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Waterloo Bridge

Fayette County, Indiana

Photos 

Waterloo Bridge

Palladium-Item: September 6 1964

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BH Photo #443760

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Whipple Truss Bridge over Whitewater River on Road 440 North
Location
Fayette County, Indiana
Status
Replaced by new bridge
History
Built ca. 1885 by the Indianapolis Bridge Company; Replaced 1969
Builder
- Indianapolis Bridge Co. of Indianapolis, Indiana
Design
Pinned Whipple through truss
Also called
Whitewater River Bridge Road 440 North
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.70389, -85.11444   (decimal degrees)
39°42'14" N, 85°06'52" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/661648/4396592 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Brownsville
Inventory number
BH 47238 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (7,631)
Built during 1880s (2,011)
Fayette County, Indiana (28)
Indiana (4,934)
Indianapolis Bridge Co. (23)
Lost (25,007)
Lost 1969 (81)
 Lost during 1960s (759)
Owned by county (20,859)
Replaced by new bridge (16,797)
Through truss (15,198)
Truss (32,984)
Whipple truss (390)
Whitewater River (Indiana) (54)

Update Log 

  • February 18, 2019: Updated by Tony Dillon: Added builder and truss type.
  • February 18, 2019: New photo from Melissa Brand-Welch
  • December 5, 2010: Added by Ed Hollowell

Sources 

  • Ed Hollowell - erhollowell [at] aol [dot] com
  • Melissa Brand-Welch - melissabrandwelch [at] msn [dot] com
  • Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com
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Waterloo Bridge
Posted February 19, 2019, by Melissa Brand-Welch (melissabrandwelch [at] msn [dot] com)

Thanks!