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Lye Creek CR 500N Bridge

Montgomery 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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Description 

A very unusual Pratt half-through truss. Possibly the work of E.G. Jarrell, as he built another half-through truss bridge that survives in Warren County.

Facts 

Overview
Lost Pratt half-through truss bridge over Lye Creek on County Road 500 North
Location
Montgomery County, Indiana
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built ca. 1925
Design
12-panel, riveted Pratt half-through truss
Dimensions
Span length: 206.0 ft.
Total length: 206.0 ft.
Deck width: 17.4 ft.
Also called
Old County Bridge #59
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.11224, -86.82012   (decimal degrees)
40°06'44" N, 86°49'12" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/515329/4440229 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Darlington
Inventory number
BH 77449 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built during 1920s (10,328)
Half-through truss (15)
Indiana (5,201)
Lost (30,043)
Lost 1994 (447)
Lost during 1990s (4,178)
Montgomery County, Indiana (90)
 Pratt half-through truss (8)
Pratt truss (10,543)
Replaced by new bridge (20,448)
Span length 175-250 feet (2,095)
Total length 175-250 feet (4,597)
Truss (36,805)

Update Log 

  • May 30, 2017: Added by Tony Dillon

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