Yellow River Bridge

Photos

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

BH Photo #182698

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Description

Photo #3 is not this bridge, but is another one that was nearby. It has 8-panels where this bridge only had 7. It may have been the one that was on 300 East which was replaced in 1964.

Facts

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
Builder: - Elkhart Bridge & Iron Co. of Elkhart, Indiana
Design: 7-panel, bolted Pratt through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 125.9 ft.
Total length: 127.9 ft.
Deck width: 15.7 ft.
Also called: Old County Bridge #25
Approximate latitude, longitude: +41.30228, -86.60148 (decimal degrees)
41°18'08" N, 86°36'05" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/533362/4572390 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Knox East
Average daily traffic (as of 2016): 1,209
Inventory numbers: INNBI 7500016 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 17064 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of September 2016): Overall condition: Good
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 98.8 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Update Log

March 19, 2017: New photo from Dana and Kay Klein
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

Sources

J.P. - wildcatjon2000 [at] gmail [dot] com
Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com
Dana and Kay Klein