Coffee Bayou Bridge

Photos

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

BH Photo #157863

Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over Coffee Bayou on Deputy Road
Location: Gibson County, Indiana
Status: No longer exists
History: Built 1905; removed 1999
Builder: - Indiana Bridge Co. of Muncie, Indiana
Design: Bolted, 4-panel Pratt Bedstead pony truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 62.0 ft.
Total length: 67.9 ft.
Deck width: 12.5 ft.
Also called: Gibson County Bridge #55
Approximate latitude, longitude: +38.34830, -87.81433 (decimal degrees)
38°20'54" N, 87°48'52" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/428842/4244774 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Keensburg
Inventory numbers: INNBI 2600038 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 39153 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

March 13, 2010: Updated by Robert Stephenson: Alternate name, Builder and Design
April 1, 2009: Updated by Robert Stephenson: Status and year lost
February 4, 2009: Added by James Baughn

Coffee Bayou Bridge

Posted January 15, 2021, by Garrett DiDomizio (garrettdidomizio [at] gmail [dot] com)

Quite a cool looking bridge! Similar in build to the Mayer road bridge in Warrick County.