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Bryants Creek Bridge

Monroe County, Indiana

Photo 

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

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BH Photo #344689

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Pony truss bridge over Bryants Creek on CR 150 E
Location
Monroe County, Indiana
Status
Removed but not replaced
History
Built ca. 1910
Design
Pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 40.0 ft.
Total length: 42.0 ft.
Deck width: 11.8 ft.
Also called
Monroe County Bridge #40
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.33564, -86.50919   (decimal degrees)
39°20'08" N, 86°30'33" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/542298/4354138 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Modesto
Inventory numbers
INNBI 5300029 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 39462 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built during 1910s (10,014)
Indiana (5,110)
Lost (29,047)
Monroe County, Indiana (72)
Pony truss (17,078)
Span length 25-50 feet (16,274)
Structurally deficient (12,827)
Total length 25-50 feet (11,560)
Truss (35,926)

Update Log 

  • December 30, 2015: New photo from Mike Daffron
  • February 8, 2009: Added by James Baughn

Sources 

  • Mike Daffron - daffmikron [at] gmail [dot] com
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Comments 

Bryants Creek Bridge
Posted May 5, 2015, by Mike Daffron

The only thing I can find is a "Hoosier Bypass", which at times is REALLY deep.