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Joliet Bridge (Removed. Now on. Farmers field)

Carbon County, Montana

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Photo taken by Jack Schmidt

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BH Photo #272526

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Overview
Through truss bridge originally over Rock Creek on CR 101 at Joliet
Location
Joliet, Carbon County, Montana
Status
Abandoned on dry land in Joliet
Future prospects
Available for reuse
History
Built 1901; replaced 1987, now sits in in a yard adjacent to US212
Builder
- William S. Hewett & Co. of Minneapolis, Minnesota
Design
Pin-connected, 6-panel Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 103.3 ft.
Also called
Rock Creek Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+45.48775, -108.96413   (decimal degrees)
45°29'16" N, 108°57'51" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
12/659089/5039151 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Fromberg
Average daily traffic (as of 2017)
257
Inventory number
BH 37042 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of October 2018)
Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 97.9 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

6-panel truss (789)
Available for reuse (218)
Built 1901 (575)
Built during 1900s (7,647)
Carbon County, Montana (16)
HAER documented (1,122)
Have street view (28,913)
In storage (213)
Joliet, Montana (1)
Lost 1987 (224)
 Lost during 1980s (1,533)
Montana (843)
Owned privately (1,929)
Pin-connected (4,703)
Pratt through truss (6,059)
Pratt truss (10,301)
Span length 100-125 feet (4,554)
Through truss (16,803)
Truss (35,485)
William S. Hewett & Co. (16)

Update Log 

  • May 5, 2021: New Street View added by Jeff Wieland
  • May 5, 2021: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • January 5, 2014: Updated by Luke Harden: Bridge still exists
  • August 2, 2008: Added by James Baughn

Related Bridges 

Sources 

  • HAER MT-56 - Rock Creek Bridge, Spanning Rock Creek at County Road, South end of Main Street, Joliet, Carbon County, MT
  • Jack Schmidt - jjturtle [at] earthlink [dot] net
  • Geoff Hubbs
  • Jeff Wieland
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Joliet Bridge
Posted January 5, 2014, by Luke Harden (lukemh9 [at] gmail [dot] com)

That's the same bridge, as far as I can tell.

Joliet Bridge
Posted January 5, 2014, by Jack Schmidt (jjturtle [at] earthlink [dot] net)

James,

I think this might be your Joliet Bridge. It's abandoned on the side of the road at 418 E Front on the property of Charles Ringer Studio / Gallery. He gas a lot of derelict stuff there.

Picture taken 7-2-13 My GPS N45 29.251 W108 57.876

Webmaster's note: The photo that was here has been incorporated into the main site.