Iron Bridge Road - Petersburg Bridge
Facts
- Overview
- Bowstring pony truss bridge over Prides Creek on Old IN-56 (Water Street) (Pedestrian Walkway)
- Location
- Petersburg, Pike County, Indiana
- Status
- Open to pedestrians only
- History
- Built in 1875 by William T. Washer using the Smith Bridge Company's "Iron Arch #1 Design". Relocated to Petersburg in 2021
- Builders
- - BACH Steel of St. Johns, Michigan (Restoration)
- Smith Bridge Co. of Toledo, Ohio (Design and Fabrication)
- William T. Washer (Abutments and Erection)
- Design
- Wrought iron bowstring pony truss.
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 92.5 ft.
Total length: 94.2 ft.
Deck width: 12.0 ft.
- Also called
- Petersburg Bowstring Bridge
CR 650 E - Patoka River Bridge
Survant Bridge
Pike County Bridge #150 - Approximate latitude, longitude
- +38.48776, -87.28586 (decimal degrees)
38°29'16" N, 87°17'09" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 16/475069/4259973 (zone/easting/northing)
- Inventory number
- BH 92420 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- August 21, 2021: New photos from Garrett DiDomizio
- May 12, 2021: New photos from Nathan Holth
- April 23, 2021: New photos from Nathan Holth
- April 2, 2021: New photos from Nathan Holth
- April 1, 2021: New photos from Grant DiDomizio
- March 18, 2021: Added by Nathan Holth
Related Bridges
- Iron Bridge Road Bridge (Parts reused from)
- Petersburg Bridge (Predecessor)
Sources
- Nathan Holth
- Grant DiDomizio - grantdidomizio [at] gmail [dot] com
- Garrett DiDomizio - garrettdidomizio [at] gmail [dot] com
Comments
White is only the intermediate coat... Nels says he believes the final color is Grey. I inspected a bridge that was painted White and it's nothing short of dingy looking now.
Nels/Nathan,
So much nicer in white than in 'rust'! Congratulations on completing the metalwork! I hope the railing is subtle and decking is elegant.
Regards,
Art S.
I'm happy I got to see it in its original location and walk across it for my birthday. I am equally excited to make a visit to see it completely restored.
Art,
Yes, the bridge will be painted.
This is only around 7 miles from the Dongola bridges and maybe 5 from the Flat Creek pony. While your in Petersburg, check out the Gil Hodges Mural in downtown. Cool road trip.
Nathan,
Thanks for posting!
I second Tony's comment!
Will the bridge be painted?
Regards,
Art S.
Awesome to see it minus all of the added "junk". Will look forward to a visit when it's complete!
I created a 2nd page for this bridge for its new home. Nels Raynor (Bach Steel) sent me photos of the assembly in progress in Petersburg. Dimensions shown on this new page match the dimensions of the bridge as shown on Jim Barker's plans.
This page's URL is http://bridgehunter.com/in/pike/iron-bridge-road/
Lovely restoration, miss the scenery that it used to be by, but glad it was saved. Also would have loved to see wood decking like it would have had as a road bridge, but I understand the use of the composite as it should last longer.