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Gushwa Ditch CR 1100S Bridge

Jasper County, Indiana

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

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Facts 

Overview
Lost Bedstead Pratt pony truss bridge over Gushwa Ditch on County Road 1100 South
Location
Jasper County, Indiana
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1886
Builder
- Wrought Iron Bridge Co. of Canton, Ohio
Design
3-panel, pinned Pratt Bedstead pony truss
Dimensions
Span length: 39.5 ft.
Total length: 39.5 ft.
Deck width: 14.0 ft.
Also called
Old County Bridge #294
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.83683, -87.27273   (decimal degrees)
40°50'13" N, 87°16'22" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/477006/4520680 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Goodland
Inventory number
BH 77283 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (7,631)
Bedstead Pratt pony truss (355)
Bedstead truss (533)
Built 1886 (196)
Built during 1880s (2,011)
Indiana (4,934)
Jasper County, Indiana (37)
Lost (25,016)
Lost 1987 (210)
 Lost during 1980s (1,398)
Pony truss (16,248)
Pratt pony truss (3,655)
Pratt truss (9,353)
Replaced by new bridge (16,806)
Span length 25-50 feet (15,711)
Total length 25-50 feet (11,215)
Truss (32,990)
Wrought Iron Bridge Co. (375)

Update Log 

  • May 21, 2017: Added by Tony Dillon

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