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US40 Flatrock River Bridge (Old)

Henry County, Indiana

Photo 

lew4.jpg

Photo taken by Tom Saunders

View this photo at hcgs.net

BH Photo #360489

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Flatrock River on US-40
Location
Lewisville, Henry County, Indiana
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1908; Replaced ca. 1944
Builder
- Burk Construction Co. of New Castle, Indiana (Probable Builder)
Design
Pratt through truss
Also called
Twin Bridges
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.80670, -85.35808   (decimal degrees)
39°48'24" N, 85°21'29" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/640551/4407593 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Lewisville
Inventory number
BH 73187 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

A-frame portal (424)
Burk Construction Co. (19)
Flatrock River (31)
Henry County, Indiana (69)
Indiana (4,934)
Lewisville, Indiana (6)
Lost (25,062)
Lost 1944 (21)
Lost during 1940s (409)
 One-lane traffic (7,615)
Pin-connected (3,932)
Pratt through truss (5,436)
Pratt truss (9,360)
Replaced by new bridge (16,845)
Through truss (15,214)
Truss (33,015)
US 40 (136)

Update Log 

  • August 14, 2016: Updated by Luke: Added build date and probable builder based off a flickr comment by Tony Dillon
  • August 14, 2016: Added by Dave King

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Sources 

  • Dave King - DKinghawkfan [at] hotmail [dot] com
  • Luke

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