Morgan County Bridge #201

Photos

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

BH Photo #344165

Overview: Lost Pratt through truss bridge over White Lick Creek
Location: Morgan County, Indiana, and Hendricks County, Indiana
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
History: Built 1893; Replaced in 1990
Builder: - Wrought Iron Bridge Co. of Canton, Ohio
Design: Pratt through truss
book ended by two pony truss pratts
Dimensions: Span length: 149.2 ft.
Total length: 149.2 ft.
Deck width: 15.7 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 20.0 ft.
Also called: Joppa Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.63068, -86.39145 (decimal degrees)
39°37'50" N, 86°23'29" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/552224/4386944 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Plainfield
Land survey: T. 14 N., R. 1 E., Sec. 26
Inventory number: BH 70276 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

August 7, 2018: New photo from Mike Daffron
July 21, 2018: Updated by Mike Daffron: added additional info on pony approaches and adjusted history
June 10, 2018: New photo from Mike Daffron
December 18, 2015: Added by Mike Daffron