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Elkinsville-Youno Road Bridge
Photos
Photo courtesy of the Indiana State Department of Natural Resource, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology.
http://www.in.gov/dnr/historic
SHAARD Photo
View this photo at secure.in.gov
BH Photo #221872
Description
A rather long bolted Pratt pony that was basically abandoned when Lake Monroe was formed in the 1960's. Bridge is accessible but may sometimes be isolated due to the level of the lake.Link to a blog with more photos:
http://www.apertome.com/blog/2010/08/11/nebo-ridge-and-some-...
Facts
- Overview
- Abandoned pratt pony truss bridge over Middle Fork Salt Creek on Former CR 900S (CR 4)
- Location
- Brown County, Indiana
- Status
- Abandoned
- History
- Built ca.1910, basically abandoned in 1960's with the formation of Lake Monroe.
- Design
- 6-panel bolted Pratt pony truss
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 82.0 ft.
Total length: 87.0 ft.
Deck width: 11.5 ft.
- Also called
- Brown County Bridge #45
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +39.06325, -86.27406 (decimal degrees)
39°03'48" N, 86°16'27" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 16/562804/4324046 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Elkinsville
- Inventory number
- BH 50561 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- July 20, 2019: New photos from Mike Daffron
- October 14, 2017: New video from Mike Daffron
- September 16, 2017: New photos from Mike Daffron
- December 18, 2011: New photo from Tony Dillon
- December 16, 2011: Updated by Tony Dillon: Added categories "6-panel truss", "Riveted"
Sources
- Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com
- Mike Daffron - daffmikron [at] gmail [dot] com
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Great little bridge. Don't try to take a car back it see it though. The hills in the area will laugh at you.