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Hoagland Ditch Bridge

White County, Indiana
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Overview

Photo taken Nov. 2006 by Tom Hall

Map 

View Uglybridges.com report

Facts 

Overview
Pony truss bridge over Hoagland Ditch on CR 500 West
Location
White County, Indiana
Status
Abandoned with deck missing
History
Built in 1884
Builder
- Smith Bridge Co. of Toledo, Ohio
Design
Pin-connected, 4-panel, half-hip Pratt pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 46.9 ft.
Total length: 49.9 ft.
Deck width: 14.4 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Also called
White County Bridge #156
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.75477, -86.96731   (decimal degrees)
40°45'17" N, 86°58'02" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/502759/4511534 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Monon
Inventory numbers
INNBI 9100123 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 17307 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 11/2006)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 17.0 (out of 100)

Categories 

19th Century (3,822)
4-panel truss (215)
Abandoned (1,374)
Built 1884 (99)
Built during 1880s (1,045)
Half-hip Pratt pony truss (290)
Indiana (3,348)
NR-eligible (3,751)
One-lane traffic (7,112)
Owned by county (16,492)
Pin-connected (1,521)
 Pony truss (13,217)
Pratt pony truss (2,342)
Pratt truss (5,660)
Smith Bridge Co. (44)
Span length 25-50 feet (10,056)
Structurally deficient (16,683)
Total length 25-50 feet (7,629)
Truss (23,575)
White County, Indiana (37)
Wooden deck (5,398)

Update Log 

  • April 18, 2012: New photos from Tom Hall
  • October 16, 2010: Updated by Anthony Dillon: Added builder and date
  • February 21, 2010: Updated by Anthony Dillon: Added GPS coordinates
  • February 26, 2007: Posted photos from Tom Hall

Sources 

  • Tom Hall - thomas [dot] hall [at] ffni [dot] com
  • Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com
  • James Norwood
  • Insecure - Photo of Hoagland Ditch Bridge

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