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Big Monon Ditch Bridge

Pulaski County, Indiana
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Photo taken by Tom Hall

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Overview
Through truss bridge over Big Monon Ditch on CR 700 South
Location
Pulaski County, Indiana
Status
Relocated to McCloud Nature Center in Hendricks County
History
Built 1913 by the Attica Bridge Co.; dismantled in 2006; restored in Hendricks County in 2009-2010
Builder
- Attica Bridge Co. of Attica, Indiana
Design
Riveted Warren through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 116.1 ft.
Total length: 120.0 ft.
Deck width: 14.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 17.6 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.95582, -86.83121   (decimal degrees)
40°57'21" N, 86°49'52" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/514204/4533866 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Monon NE
Inventory numbers
INNBI 6600010 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 16892 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Attica Bridge Co. (30)
Built 1913 (507)
Built during 1910s (6,729)
Indiana (3,348)
Lost (10,361)
Owned by county (16,488)
Pulaski County, Indiana (29)
Relocated (364)
 Span length 100-125 feet (3,299)
Through truss (9,205)
Total length 100-125 feet (3,633)
Truss (23,568)
Warren through truss (926)
Warren truss (3,958)
Wooden deck (5,398)

Update Log 

  • February 26, 2010: New photos from Anthony Dillon
  • August 26, 2009: Updated by Anthony Dillon: span relocated and being restored
  • June 27, 2008: Updated by Kim Harvey

Sources 

  • Tom Hall - thomas [dot] hall [at] ffni [dot] com
  • Kim Harvey
  • Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com
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Big Monon Ditch Bridge
Posted March 28, 2007, by Tom Hall (thomas [dot] hall [at] ffni [dot] com)

Anthony, thanks for sharing this bit of information. I'm glad to hear there may still be a chance for this bridge.

Big Monon Ditch Bridge
Posted March 28, 2007, by Anthony Dillon (spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com)

I believe this bridge has been dismantled for use in a Hendricks County park. It's a Warren truss.

Big Monon Ditch Bridge
Posted March 25, 2007, by Tom Hall (thomas [dot] hall [at] ffni [dot] com)

I thought this bridge still existed. Unfortunately I was wrong.

I found out that it had been closed for close to 30 years, and was removed when the county had the ditch dredged about 2 years ago. Anyway, since I was there I thought I should at least take a couple of pictures in its honor.

By the way, this is the middle of nowhere that you’ve all heard about!

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