Hoffman Road Bridge

Photos 

Hip connection

This old bridge has rusted to the point where the lower chord has broken at one end, and the entire structure is sagging badly. It's just a matter of time before it falls into the creek.

Photo taken by Matt Lohry

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BH Photo #241881

Map 

Street View 

Facts 

Overview

Pony truss bridge over Cypress Creek on Hoffman Road

Location

Warrick County, Indiana

Status

Removed but not replaced

History

Built ca. 1920

Design

Pratt pony truss

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 78.1 ft.
Total length: 80.0 ft.
Deck width: 15.7 ft.

Recognition

Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places

Also called

Warrick County Bridge #259

Approximate latitude, longitude

+37.98306, -87.32361   (decimal degrees)
37°58'59" N, 87°19'25" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

16/471581/4203984 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Yankeetown

Average daily traffic (as of 2011)

100

Inventory numbers

INNBI 8700117 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 17191 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Inspection report (as of November 2013)

Sufficiency rating: 22 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

Update Log 

• November 27, 2016: New photos from Mike Daffron
• November 26, 2016: Updated by Mike Daffron: Bridge has been removed
• November 21, 2016: Updated by Mike Daffron: Added County bridge number
• November 12, 2015: New Street View added by Erik Hoffman
• November 11, 2015: Updated by Erik Hoffman: Bridge finally collapsed
• October 23, 2012: New photos from Matt Lohry
• November 30, 2011: Updated by J.P.: updated design to pratt pony truss as seen from google earth.
• December 22, 2010: New Street View added by J.P.

Sources 

• J.P. - wildcatjon2000 [at] gmail [dot] com
• Matt Lohry
• Erik Hoffman - norcalroadswebsite [at] gmail [dot] com
• Mike Daffron - daffmikron [at] gmail [dot] com

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