Apricot Road-Winding Branch Bridge

Photos

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

BH Photo #377503

This was a very old Pratt pony that appeared to have had cast connectors akin to early WIBCo. spans.

Overview: Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Winding Branch on Apricot Road (CR-37).
Location: Perry County, Indiana
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
History: Built ca. 1880; replaced 1988
Builder: - Wrought Iron Bridge Co. of Canton, Ohio (Possible Fabricator)
Design: 5-panel, pinned Pratt pony truss
Dimensions: Span length: 69.0 ft.
Total length: 69.0 ft.
Deck width: 11.7 ft.
Also called: Perry County Bridge #123
CR 37-Winding Fork Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +38.16354, -86.65847 (decimal degrees)
38°09'49" N, 86°39'30" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/529918/4224015 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Bristow
Inventory number: BH 75452 (Bridgehunter.com ID)