Brooksburg Bridge
Facts
- Overview
- Abandoned camelback through truss bridge over Indian-Kentuck Creek
- Location
- Jefferson County, Indiana
- Status
- Abandoned
- History
- Built in 1894 by the Indiana Bridge Company; bypassed 1948
- Builder
- - Indiana Bridge Co. of Muncie, Indiana
- Design
- Pinned 170'-Camelback through truss with a pinned 73'-Pratt pony on one end and a riveted 50'-Warren pony on the other.
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 170.0 ft.
Total length: 293.0 ft.
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +38.73473, -85.24120 (decimal degrees)
38°44'05" N, 85°14'28" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 16/652869/4288808 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Carrollton
- Elevation
- 428 ft. above sea level
- Inventory number
- BH 37478 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- March 30, 2022: Updated by Paul Plassman: Added photo, bypass date, & cats "10-panel truss", "5-panel truss", "3-panel truss", "Stone piers"
- August 4, 2020: New photo from Tony Dillon
- March 26, 2017: New Street View added by ROY SWONDER
- July 5, 2014: New Street View added by Ralph Demars
- April 15, 2010: New photos from J.P.
- April 5, 2010: New photos from James McCray
- March 15, 2009: Updated by Curtis Lee: added coordinates and elevation
- September 28, 2008: Updated by Anthony Dillon
- September 27, 2008: Added by Anthony Dillon
Sources
- Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com
- Satolli Glassmeyer - info [at] scenicroadrallies [dot] com
- Curtis Lee - clee47ford [at] yahoo [dot] com
- James McCray - jamesinslocomb [at] yahoo [dot] com
- J.P. - wildcatjon2000 [at] gmail [dot] com
- Paul Plassman
Comments
added pictures of the pony truss on the west side of this bridge. we stopped and got permission form the man who owned the property to have a look around. but it has trees and everything else growing around and through it.
Don
Yeah I see the endpost of it now, but man is it ever entangled by the almost mythical looking overgrowth. It would sure be nice to see this bridge restored and brought back to life.
Tony
Anthony,
It looks like the pony truss is still there, it's kinda hard to see in the pictures but it's there. I've attached a close up of it from Satolli's pictures below.
Satolli
Looking at these pictures, I have never seen as much stuff growing out of abutments as there is on this bridge. I just hope they don't lead to it's demise. It looks like there is a golf course or posh residence behind it. Also looking at the last picture, there is supposed to be a small Warren pony truss on the other end. I can't see for sure, but it almost looks like it's gone.
Tony
Very cool pictures Satolli. Thanks a lot.
Satolli
Thank you! I appreciate you posting these pictures for me. There are several people that were interested in seeing that the bridge does indeed still exist. Would love to see it someday restored as a pedestrian bridge.
Thanks again!
Tony
Don
Yeah I added it in hopes that someone out there has some pics to add. I was there several years back and took 1 pic with a film camera(yep....seems like an eternity) from way downstream at the highway bridge. I have been looking for that picture to scan, but no luck so far. I remember at that time not being able to get closer to the bridge. Hopefully someone will respond.
Tony
Glad to see this bridge added to the list. Hopefully somebody will upload some pictures soon.
This page's URL is http://bridgehunter.com/in/jefferson/brooksburg/
I drove up on this one last fall while just riding around. The rest of Brooksburg is interesting as well. There is an old barn with some odd construction.