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Warrick County Bridge #264

Warrick County, Indiana

Photos 

Photo taken by James McCray

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BH Photo #194476

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Pony truss bridge over a marsh on the Rivertown Trail
Location
Newburgh, Warrick County, Indiana
Status
Open to Pedestrian traffic
Future prospects
The bridge has been moved for use on the Rivertown Trail
History
Built 1920 over Cypress Creek on Warner Road, decommissioned 2006, and relocated to its present site for use as a pedestrian bridge.
Design
Polygonal Warren Pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 98.1 ft.
Total length: 100.0 ft.
Deck width: 13.4 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Also called
Warner Road Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+37.94731, -87.41521   (decimal degrees)
37°56'50" N, 87°24'55" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/463519/4200050 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Newburgh
Average daily traffic (as of 2011)
106
Inventory numbers
INNBI 8700120 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 17200 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of October 2015)
Overall condition: Good
Superstructure condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 100 (out of 100)
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Categories 

Built during 1910s (8,921)
Indiana (4,241)
NR-eligible (3,973)
Newburgh, Indiana (1)
Open to pedestrians (3,649)
Owned by city (4,651)
Painted red (55)
Polygonal Warren pony truss (387)
Polygonal Warren truss (949)
Pony truss (15,151)
 Relocated (669)
Riveted (1,961)
Skewed (4,770)
Span length 75-100 feet (5,924)
Total length 100-125 feet (4,730)
Truss (29,799)
Warren truss (5,935)
Warrick County, Indiana (45)
Wooden deck (5,884)

Update Log 

  • April 17, 2018: New photos from Mike Daffron
  • November 22, 2016: Updated by Christopher Finigan: Added categories "Painted red", "Riveted"
  • November 21, 2016: New photos from Mike Daffron
  • September 26, 2014: Updated by Clark Vance: Added category "Relocated"
  • October 23, 2012: New photos from Matt Lohry
  • March 1, 2011: Updated by James McCray: Updated info on bridge to reflect is current status as a pedestrian bridge on the Rivertown Trail.
  • April 20, 2010: New Street View added by J.P.
  • December 9, 2009: Updated by J.P.: Open to pedestrian traffic
  • March 17, 2009: Updated by J.P.

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Sources 

  • J.P. - wildcatjon2000 [at] gmail [dot] com
  • James McCray - jamesinslocomb [at] yahoo [dot] com
  • Matt Lohry
  • Mike Daffron - daffmikron [at] gmail [dot] com
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Warner Road Bridge
Posted November 4, 2009, by Anthony Dillon (spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com)

Good to see this bridge was saved and put to a good use.

Warner Road Bridge
Posted November 4, 2009, by Bob (yosh6654 [at] yahoo [dot] com)

It's now open for pedestrians. It is located just south of Hwy 662 at Yorkshire Rd.

Warner Road Bridge
Posted September 8, 2009, by Bob (yosh6654 [at] yahoo [dot] com)

The Warner Road bridge is now moved to the west side of Newburgh and looks to be open for pedestrians soon.

Warner Road Bridge
Posted December 26, 2006, by Clark Griswold

This polygonal chord Warren pony truss has been preserved and to be moved to Newburgh, Indiana for a greenway project.

Warner Road Bridge
Posted December 25, 2006, by Clark Griswold

This pony truss is in pretty bad shape and has been closed to traffic.