Egenolf Road Bridge

Hey that is great news. Thanks for the update. Good work. I will contact you about more details on this bridge.

This bridge is available to purchase, we have it stored in a safe location, and it is in good shape. you can contact me at my email address in this post.

Have not been able to find the fate of this bridge, just know it's gone

Nels,

I found pictures of the scrapping but lost them in a computer crash. The dumbest thing was that it was lifted to shore then scrapped!

Regards,

Art S.

Did the Fitch's road bridge get scrapped?

now if Im not mistaken it would be one of the oldest through trusses in the nation....not that seems to matter

Anything is possible Art... All we can do is hope for the best!

As far as bridge relocation goes,many states have a good selection of historic bridges available for reuse. So while I'm not dead set against out-of-state placement... It's not my preference.

Tony,

There was an 1885 through truss in MA ( http://bridgehunter.com/ma/middlesex/fitch/ ) that was lifted intact and placed on shore for more convenient scrapping, so it may not be safe yet.

Regarding keeping them in state: while that can be preferred, a limitation like that puts bridges at risk by dramatically shrinking the pool of those in a position to take the old bridges.

Regards,

Art S.

I agree with Nathan on this Mike... It simply doesn't make sense that they would remove it intact just to scrap it.

It would be great if they were placing it in a park, but I haven't heard anything relating to that possibility. I know of at least one construction firm that removes historic pony trusses intact and markets them for sale and reuse. While certainly a far better alternative to scrapping they sometimes end up moving out of state...which I personally struggle with!

Unfortunately, consulting firms for some of the Indiana counties have been pushing for them to accelerate the replacement of their "Non-select" spans. Another devious practice that leads to the removal of some bridges on little traveled roads that could easily be renovated for a fraction of the cost.

I dont know if it's to be reused. Doubt it. A memorial park is being built in Spencer... Checking this out.

Looks like it was removed intact. Is the bridge to be relocated and reused? It would be a high degree of stupid to cut the bridge up for scrap after it was removed intact. Not that a high degree of stupid doesn't frequently happen...

They started replacing this pony on Tuesday April 7, by Friday it was sitting beside the road. Lasted 85 years, only a memory in 3 weeks! Also slated for replacement in Owen County are Country Club Road and Sandlick Creek bridges. Boo!