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Brown's Mill Bridge

Hendricks County, Indiana

Photo 

Photograph of the Iron bridge on CR 600 South over White Lick Creek, Hendricks County, Indiana 1975

Courtesy of the Plainfield-Guilford Township Public Library, Plainfield, IN

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BH Photo #432802

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Facts 

Overview
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over White Lick Creek on CR 600S
Location
Hendricks County, Indiana
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
replaced ca. 1969
Builder
- Indianapolis Bridge Co. of Indianapolis, Indiana
Design
11-panel,wrought iron Whipple through truss
Also called
White Lick Creek CR600S
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.67457, -86.39115   (decimal degrees)
39°40'28" N, 86°23'28" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/552217/4391815 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 82475 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (6,775)
Built during 1880s (1,808)
Hendricks County, Indiana (90)
Indiana (4,570)
Indianapolis Bridge Co. (15)
Lost (21,146)
 Lost during 1960s (559)
Replaced by new bridge (13,912)
Through truss (13,776)
Truss (30,841)
Whipple truss (315)

Update Log 

  • February 14, 2019: Updated by Tony Dillon: Added Historic Name
  • August 10, 2018: Updated by Tony Dillon: Added builder based on portal design, truss type and circa date
  • August 7, 2018: Added by Mike Daffron

Sources 

  • Mike Daffron - daffmikron [at] gmail [dot] com
  • Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com
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White Lick Creek CR600S
Posted August 7, 2018, by Mike Daffron (daffmikron [at] gmail [dot] com)

Special thanks to Reann Poray of the Plainfield-Guilford Township Public Library for the access to the wonderful photos of the bridges in and around Plainfield!