Clifton Bridge

Photos

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

BH Photo #156002

This has often been referred to as the Desoto Bridge but it was actually located at the former village of Clifton.

Overview: Lost Warren through truss bridge over Mississinewa River on CR 525E
Location: Delaware County, Indiana
Status: Replaced by new bridge
History: Built in 1915 by the Indiana Bridge Company
Builder: - Indiana Bridge Co. of Muncie, Indiana
Design: Riveted Warren through truss with a riveted Pratt pony approach span.
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 180.0 ft.
Total length: 225.0 ft.
Deck width: 15.5 ft.
Also called: County Bridge #95
Desoto Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.26841, -85.28864 (decimal degrees)
40°16'06" N, 85°17'19" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/645511/4458953 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Eaton
Inventory number: BH 44219 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

January 5, 2019: Updated by Tony Dillon: Made correction, over the Mississinewa River and not the White.
February 22, 2010: Added by Anthony Dillon

Desoto Bridge

Posted April 26, 2012, by Richard Tekulve (canoeindiana [at] yahoo [dot] com)

This bridge crosses the Mississinewa River instead of the White River which is south of here and flows through downtown Muncie.