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Clover Ford-Blue River Park Bridge

Shelby County, Indiana

Photos 

Restored bridge installed, and awaiting deck.

Photo taken by Nels Raynor, Bach Steel, in April 2019

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BH Photo #447152

Map 

Video 

Clover Ford-Blue River Park Bridge

video by Mike Daffron

Description 

Moved from over Buck Creek in the Northwest part of the county.

Facts 

Overview
Pratt through truss bridge over Park Lagoon on Pedestrian Walkway
Location
Shelbyville, Shelby County, Indiana
Status
Open to pedestrians only
History
Built in 1889 by the King Bridge Company to cross Buck Creek on CR-875W. Relocated to Shelbyville in April 2019.
Builders
- BACH Steel of Holt, Michigan (2018-2019 Relocation and Restoration)
- King Bridge Co. of Cleveland, Ohio
Design
Six panel wrought iron, pin connected Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Span length: 93.3 ft.
Total length: 93.3 ft.
Deck width: 12.7 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 14.3 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Also called
Buck Creek CR 875W Bridge
Shelby County Bridge #13
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.52645, -85.75312   (decimal degrees)
39°31'35" N, 85°45'11" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/607166/4375941 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory numbers
INNBI 7300013 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 85054 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (7,625)
BACH Steel (15)
Built 1889 (239)
Built during 1880s (2,009)
Indiana (4,932)
King Bridge Co. (367)
NR-eligible (4,056)
One-lane traffic (7,613)
Open to pedestrians (4,249)
Owned by city (5,459)
 Pin-connected (3,920)
Pratt through truss (5,423)
Pratt truss (9,344)
Select (530)
Shelby County, Indiana (60)
Shelbyville, Indiana (6)
Span length 75-100 feet (6,453)
Through truss (15,173)
Total length 75-100 feet (6,598)
Truss (32,953)

Update Log 

  • September 26, 2020: New video from Mike Daffron
  • August 29, 2020: New photos from Mike Daffron
  • May 9, 2019: New photos from Nathan Holth

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Comments 

Clover Ford-Blue River Park Bridge
Posted August 29, 2020, by Mike Daffron (daffmikron [at] gmail [dot] com)

Visited today. Bridge Looks Great!!! The protective railing, on the other hand, is frickin hideous. But the bridge is excellent!

Blue River Park Bridge
Posted May 9, 2019, by Tony Dillon (spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com)

And I am happy that you were chosen Nels... I know it will be done right!

Blue River Park Bridge
Posted May 9, 2019, by Nels Raynor (nels [at] bachsteel [dot] com)

Bach Steel is proud to have had this opportunity to bring our extensive experience with King Bridge Company bridges to Indiana for this relocation, restoration, and reuse of a beautiful King Bridge Company Pratt truss bridge. We hope Shelbyville enjoys this impressive historic bridge.