Rating:
3 votes

Hamilton Road Bridge

Allen County, Indiana, and Huntington County, Indiana

Photos 

East end of bridge.

Photo taken by Anthony Dillon in August 2008

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BH Photo #120105

Map 

Video 

Hamilton Bridge

Mike Daffron

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Facts 

Overview
Pratt through truss bridge over Eight Mile Creek on Hamilton Road
Location
Allen County, Indiana, and Huntington County, Indiana
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1883 by the Smith Bridge Company; rehabilitated 1999
Builders
- Carnegie Steel Co. of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Iron/Steel Manufacturer)
- Smith Bridge Co. of Toledo, Ohio
Design
Wrought iron pinned Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 115.1 ft.
Total length: 121.0 ft.
Deck width: 15.7 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 17.1 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Also called
County Bridge #242
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.94591, -85.33555   (decimal degrees)
40°56'45" N, 85°20'08" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/640099/4534086 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Zanesville
Average daily traffic (as of 2018)
156
Inventory numbers
INNBI 0200178 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 15785 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of May 2018)
Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 30.3 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

19th Century (9,637)
8-panel truss (655)
Allen County, Indiana (116)
Built 1883 (191)
Built during 1880s (2,394)
Carnegie Steel Co. (49)
Finials (233)
Functionally obsolete (5,586)
Huntington County, Indiana (54)
Indiana (5,237)
NR-eligible (4,127)
One-lane traffic (8,123)
Open (41,454)
 Owned by county (22,004)
Pin-connected (5,428)
Pratt through truss (6,417)
Pratt truss (10,848)
Select (531)
Smith Bridge Co. (144)
Span length 100-125 feet (4,682)
Stone Abutments (277)
Through truss (19,040)
Total length 100-125 feet (5,630)
Truss (38,327)
Wooden deck (6,262)
Wrought Iron (489)

Update Log 

  • June 24, 2022: Updated by Paul Plassman: Added categories "8-panel truss", "Stone Abutments", "Finials"
  • August 3, 2019: New photos from Mike Daffron
  • May 27, 2018: New video from Mike Daffron
  • May 20, 2018: New photos from Mike Daffron
  • December 27, 2011: Updated by J.P.: Added category "Carnegie"
  • August 14, 2011: New photos from Tony Dillon
  • February 27, 2010: Updated by Anthony Dillon: Added new information
  • February 6, 2010: New photos from Anthony Dillon
  • August 5, 2008: Updated by Anthony Dillon
  • July 26, 2008: Updated by Anthony Dillon: Builder

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Comments 

Hamilton Road Bridge
Posted April 20, 2016, by ArtS (asuckewer [at] knite [dot] com)

Patrick,

Glad you and the bridge are OK. Now I know why you climb the trusses; its safer up there :^) That truck appears to have a front plate. If you have a high-res version of the picture, you may have the info you seek. Truckers like that give trucking a bad name and should be taken off the road!

Regards,

Art S.

Hamilton Road Bridge
Posted February 7, 2011, by Nathan Holth (form3 [at] historicbridges [dot] org)

This bridge has had its weight limit lowered following a bridge inspection as follows:

Hamilton Rd Bridge # 242 over Eight Mile Creek from CR 550 East to West County Line Rd 5 Tons