Hushaw Bridge

Photos 

Photo taken by Tom Hall

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BH Photo #115625

Map 

Video 

Facts 

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

Bridge #143
Big Shawnee Creek CR 300E 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 August 2017)

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: 33.4 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

Update Log 

• November 24, 2017: New video from Mike Daffron
• November 5, 2017: New photos from Mike Daffron
• May 13, 2017: New photos from Tony Dillon
• March 7, 2016: New photos from Mike Daffron
• August 10, 2011: New photo from Tony Dillon
• December 4, 2010: Updated by Anthony Dillon: Added historic name
• March 13, 2009: Updated by Anthony Dillon: year built, history

Related Bridges 

• Main Street Bridge (Parts reused from)

Sources 

• Tom Hall - thomas [dot] hall [at] ffni [dot] com
• Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com
• Mike Daffron - daffmikron [at] gmail [dot] com

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