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Flat Rock River IN 252 Bridge

Shelby 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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Facts 

Overview
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Flat Rock River on SR 252
Location
Shelby County, Indiana
Status
Replaced by new bridge
History
Built in 1925; replaced ca.1989
Builder
- Indiana State Highway Commission (Designer)
Design
Riveted Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 100.0 ft.
Total length: 200.0 ft.
Deck width: 17.3 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 14.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.36321, -85.85608   (decimal degrees)
39°21'48" N, 85°51'22" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/598547/4357708 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Hope
Inventory number
BH 44723 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1925 (1,310)
Built during 1920s (10,284)
Indiana (5,111)
Indiana State Highway Commission (70)
Lost (29,077)
Lost during 1980s (1,546)
Pratt through truss (6,129)
 Pratt truss (10,405)
Replaced by new bridge (19,768)
Shelby County, Indiana (62)
Span length 100-125 feet (4,574)
Through truss (17,205)
Total length 175-250 feet (4,523)
Truss (35,955)

Update Log 

  • April 3, 2010: Added by Anthony Dillon

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Flat Rock River IN 252 Bridge
Posted November 1, 2017, by Tom Hoffman

Just to the west of this bridge was a pony truss for two lanes(unlike this bridge) over Lewis Creek. This is right above the mouth of the creek. It was taken down at the same time this bridge was.