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New Ford Bridge

Jackson County, Indiana
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Photo courtesy of the Indiana State Department of Natural Resource, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology.

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Overview
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over East Fork White River on New Ford Road (CR550N)
Location
Jackson County, Indiana
Status
Replaced by new bridge
History
Built in 1884 with additional spans built in 1891; replaced in 1987
Builders
- Indiana Bridge Co. of Muncie, Indiana
- Indianapolis Bridge Co.
Design
Pinned Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 140.0 ft.
Total length: 510.0 ft.
Deck width: 15.4 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 14.5 ft.
Also called
County Bridge #90
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.95685, -85.93677   (decimal degrees)
38°57'25" N, 85°56'12" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/592123/4312525 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Seymour
Inventory number
BH 44539 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Indiana (3,348)
Indiana Bridge Co. (67)
Indianapolis Bridge Co. (12)
Jackson County, Indiana (44)
Lost (10,373)
Lost 1987 (60)
Lost during 1980s (436)
 Pratt through truss (3,166)
Pratt truss (5,660)
Replaced by new bridge (7,141)
Span length 125-175 feet (2,955)
Through truss (9,211)
Total length 500-1000 feet (1,805)
Truss (23,575)

Update Log 

  • March 23, 2010: Added by Anthony Dillon

Sources 

  • Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com
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New Ford Bridge
Posted March 30, 2010, by Anthony Dillon (spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com)

It's great to be a part of the many dedicated "Bridgehunters" that make this website what it is. The passion and dedication that I see from the contributors here just help to keep me focused in documenting our historic spans of past and present.

The New Ford Bridge is one of the lost spans from Indiana's SHAARD database, a treasure trove of bridges extant in the 1980's. Sadly, today approximately 70% of these landmarks have been obliterated and lost forever. As time permits I will continue to add these "glimpses" from the past. They help us to remember just how fragile our historic bridge heritage really is.

P.S. Thank you for the kind words Todd!

New Ford Bridge
Posted March 30, 2010, by Todd D. Walker (mrwalk08 [at] aol [dot] com)

Awesome milestone Tony! There needs to be more dedicated bridge fans like you to post more pictures like you. I have a new camera and with spring here, I might bridgehunt around Defiance, Ohio. There is two historic railroad bridges worth posting on here.