Hushaw Bridge

Photos

Photo taken by Tom Hall

BH Photo #115625

Overview: Through truss bridge over Big Shawnee Creek on CR 300 East
Location: Fountain County, Indiana
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built in 1886 as part of a 7-span bridge across the Wabash near Attica, moved to this location in 1924.
Builder: - Milwaukee Bridge & Iron Works of Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Likely fabricator)
Design: Wrought iron Pratt through truss.
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 132.8 ft.
Total length: 134.8 ft.
Deck width: 17.4 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 15.0 ft.
Recognition: Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Also called: Big Shawnee Creek CR 300E Bridge
Bridge #143
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.25167, -87.20528 (decimal degrees)
40°15'06" N, 87°12'19" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/482542/4455710 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Attica
Inventory numbers: INNBI 2300113 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 16116 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 07/2015): Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 31.4 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2012): 117