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Turkey Run Suspension Bridge

Parke County, Indiana
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Photo taken by J.P. in December 2009

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Description 

Wooden deck

Facts 

Overview
Wire suspension bridge over Sugar Creek on Pedestrian Path
Location
Parke County, Indiana
Status
Intact but closed to all traffic until further notice
History
Built 1918 after collaspe of the orginal bridge
Builders
- Layette Engineering Co.
- Wallace Marshall
Design
Wire suspension
Dimensions
Total length: 202.0 ft.
Deck width: 4.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.88934, -87.19951   (decimal degrees)
39°53'22" N, 87°11'58" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/482942/4415494 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Wallace
Inventory number
BH 43722 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1918 (329)
Built during 1910s (6,730)
Closed (2,071)
Indiana (3,348)
Layette Engineering Co. (1)
Open to Pedestrians (2,084)
Owned by state (9,807)
 Parke County, Indiana (81)
Pedestrian (2)
Pedestrian Bridge (39)
Suspension (278)
Total length 175-250 feet (2,789)
Wallace Marshall (1)

Update Log 

  • May 11, 2013: Updated by J.P.: closed due to recent flooding
  • August 4, 2010: Updated by Ed Hollowell: bulders and dimensions
  • March 8, 2010: New photos from James McCray
  • December 8, 2009: Added by J.P.

Sources 

  • J.P. - wildcatjon2000 [at] gmail [dot] com
  • James McCray - jamesinslocomb [at] yahoo [dot] com
  • Ed Hollowell - erhollowell [at] aol [dot] com
  • Jay Johnson - Article "Getting To The Other Side" from "Outdoor Indiana" Magizine Nov. 1989

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