Hushaw Bridge

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Photo taken by Tom Hall

BH Photo #115625

Hushaw Bridge

Mike Daffron

One of four remaining through truss spans from the old Wabash River Bridge at Attica built in 1886. Relocated to this site in 1924.

Overview: Pratt 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 multi-span bridge across the Wabash near Attica, moved to this location in 1924.
Builder: - Milwaukee Bridge & Iron Works of Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Design: 9-panel, pinned 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
Old Attica Wabash River Bridge
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
Average daily traffic (as of 2012): 117
Inventory numbers: INNBI 2300113 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 16116 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of June 2018): Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 34.6 (out of 100)
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Hushaw Bridge

Posted November 5, 2017, by Mike Daffron (daffmikron [at] gmail [dot] com)

This has just been reopened after repair (Beulah now closed).