Halfway Creek CR 1000W Bridge

Photos

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

BH Photo #171080

This unusual bridge had no lower chord. It featured latticed and flared endposts that were used by the Buckeye Bridge Works on other spans.

Overview: Lost Pony truss bridge over Halfway Creek on CR 43 East (1000W)
Location: Jay County, Indiana
Status: Removed and replaced
History: Built ca. 1880
Builder: - Buckeye Bridge Works of Cleveland, Ohio (Likely fabricator)
Design: 2-panel Pinned, Pratt bedstead pony truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 32.2 ft.
Total length: 34.1 ft.
Deck width: 11.8 ft.
Also called: Old County Bridge #243
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.33946, -85.16847 (decimal degrees)
40°20'22" N, 85°10'06" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/655566/4467045 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Redkey
Inventory numbers: INNBI 3800007 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 39295 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

July 28, 2010: Updated by Anthony Dillon: Added new information and updated status
February 6, 2009: Added by James Baughn