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Big Shawnee Creek CR 840E Bridge

Fountain County, Indiana

Photos 

Photo taken by Mike Daffron in January 2017

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BH Photo #375375

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost pony truss bridge over Big Shawnee Creek on CR 840 E
Location
Fountain County, Indiana
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
Design
5-panel, bolted Pratt pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 82.0 ft.
Total length: 84.0 ft.
Deck width: 13.1 ft.
Also called
Old County Bridge #133
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.24856, -87.09614   (decimal degrees)
40°14'55" N, 87°05'46" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/491823/4455349 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Wingate
Inventory numbers
INNBI 2300105 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 39135 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built during 1910s (9,632)
Fountain County, Indiana (71)
Indiana (4,918)
Lost (24,725)
Lost 1983 (106)
Lost during 1980s (1,370)
Pony truss (16,182)
 Pratt pony truss (3,637)
Pratt truss (9,295)
Replaced by new bridge (16,573)
Span length 75-100 feet (6,428)
Structurally deficient (14,205)
Total length 75-100 feet (6,584)
Truss (32,778)

Update Log 

  • January 7, 2017: Updated by Mike Daffron: Bridge has been replaced
  • February 4, 2009: Added by James Baughn

Sources 

  • Mike Daffron - daffmikron [at] gmail [dot] com
  • Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com

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