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Jordan Creek Bridge CR 800 E

Clay County, Indiana

Photos 

Photo courtesy of the Indiana State Department of Natural Resource, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology.

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Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Warren pony truss bridge over Jordan Creek on CR 800 E
Location
Clay County, Indiana
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built c. 1905; Lost 1990
Builder
- Paris Bridge Co.
Design
Warren pony truss
Dimensions
Span length: 60.0 ft.
Total length: 60.0 ft.
Deck width: 15.8 ft.
Also called
Clay county Bridge # 163
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.39610, -86.96071   (decimal degrees)
39°23'46" N, 86°57'39" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/503382/4360733 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Poland
Inventory number
BH 72359 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Clay County, Indiana (78)
Indiana (5,098)
Lost (28,493)
Lost 1990 (199)
Lost during 1990s (4,145)
Paris Bridge Co. (5)
Pony truss (17,012)
 Replaced by new bridge (19,377)
Span length 50-75 feet (10,420)
Total length 50-75 feet (9,574)
Truss (35,472)
Warren pony truss (3,559)
Warren truss (7,003)

Update Log 

  • January 1, 2017: New photo from Mike Daffron
  • May 30, 2016: Added by Mike Daffron

Sources 

  • Mike Daffron - daffmikron [at] gmail [dot] com
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Jordan Creek Bridge CR 800 E
Posted January 1, 2017, by Mike Daffron (daffronmike [at] yahoo [dot] com)

If anyone visits this area, Clayshire Castle is about a mile away. Bed and breakfast built as a medieval castle. Cool as hell. Also IN 46 Eel River Bridge a few miles away.