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Zinn Bridge

Miami County, Indiana

Photos 

Photo from SHAARD

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Description 

One of several 2-span truss bridges over the Eel. This one had beautiful cast iron portal bracing. Was bypassed on a new alignment and could have been preserved.

Facts 

Overview
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Eel River on CR 500 E
Location
Miami County, Indiana
Status
Replaced by new bridge
History
Built ca. 1884; rehabilitated 1975; replaced 1993
Builder
- Indianapolis Bridge Co. of Indianapolis, Indiana
Design
Pinned Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 104.0 ft.
Total length: 213.9 ft.
Deck width: 18.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 17.5 ft.
Also called
Old County Bridge #53
Pettysville Bridge
Eel River CR 500E Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.87235, -85.98008   (decimal degrees)
40°52'20" N, 85°58'48" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/585942/4525087 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Richvalley
Average daily traffic (as of 2011)
125
Inventory numbers
INNBI 5200040 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 39452 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of May 2017)
Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 99 (out of 100)
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Categories 

19th Century (7,567)
Built during 1880s (1,994)
Eel River (Northern Indiana) (33)
Indiana (4,918)
Indianapolis Bridge Co. (23)
Lost (24,744)
Lost 1993 (460)
Lost during 1990s (3,985)
 Miami County, Indiana (73)
Pratt through truss (5,393)
Pratt truss (9,300)
Replaced by new bridge (16,586)
Span length 100-125 feet (4,398)
Through truss (15,070)
Total length 175-250 feet (4,269)
Truss (32,794)

Update Log 

  • April 19, 2017: Updated by Tony Dillon: Added historic name as per county engineer comment
  • February 21, 2010: Updated by Anthony Dillon: Added builder and truss type, changed other information.
  • February 8, 2009: Added by James Baughn

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Comments 

Zinn Bridge
Posted April 19, 2017, by Tony Dillon (spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com)

I assume then that the beautiful cast portal bracings have probably survived in one form or another.

Eel River Bridge
Posted April 19, 2017, by Kenneth Einselen (in52engr [at] miamicountyiin [dot] gov)

This bridge had several components that were wrought iron. The contractor allowed local blacksmithing enthusiasts to salvage much of the wrought iron. The wrought iron was then distributed to several historical sites that had blacksmiths for use in the blacksmith shops.

Eel River Bridge
Posted April 19, 2017, by Kenneth Einselen (in52engr [at] miamicountyin [dot] gov)

This bridge is locally referred to as the ZINN BRIDGE.