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

Overview: Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Yellow River on CR 500 East in Knox
Location: Starke County, Indiana
Status: replaced by a new bridge
History: Built ca. 1920; rehabilitated 1983
Design: Riveted Pratt through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 125.9 ft.
Total length: 127.9 ft.
Deck width: 15.7 ft.
Also called: Starke County Bridge #25
Approximate latitude, longitude: +41.30222, -86.60139 (decimal degrees)
41°18'08" N, 86°36'05" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/533370/4572384 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Knox East
Inventory numbers: INNBI 7500016 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 17064 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 09/2006): Deck condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 99.9 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2006): 1,080

October 16, 2010: Updated by Anthony Dillon: Changed this from a pony to a through truss.
April 23, 2009: Updated by J.P.: replaced by a new bridge