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Hughes Ford Bridge

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

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Overview
Pratt through truss bridge over Big Graham Creek on Bombfield Road
Location
Ripley County, Indiana
Status
Closed to all traffic
History
Built in 1892
Builder
- Lafayette Bridge Co. of Lafayette, Indiana
Design
Pinned Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Total length: 112.0 ft.
Also called
Jefferson Proving Grounds Bridge #10
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.99403, -85.41639   (decimal degrees)
38°59'38" N, 85°24'59" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/637142/4317306 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
San Jacinto
Inventory number
BH 46558 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (3,822)
Built 1892 (86)
Built during 1890s (1,556)
Closed (2,074)
Indiana (3,348)
Lafayette Bridge Co. (38)
Owned by federal government (590)
 Owned by military (36)
Pratt through truss (3,166)
Pratt truss (5,660)
Ripley County, Indiana (36)
Through truss (9,211)
Total length 100-125 feet (3,634)
Truss (23,575)

Update Log 

  • October 16, 2010: Added by Anthony Dillon

Sources 

  • Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com

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