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Edwardsport Bridge

Knox County, Indiana, and Daviess County, Indiana

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IN 358 - White River Bridge

The Vincennes-Sun Commercial: September 17 1976

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BH Photo #442788

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Facts 

Overview
Lost Parker through truss bridge over West Fork White River on IN 358
Location
Knox County, Indiana, and Daviess County, Indiana
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Deck collapsed in 1976. NBI shows bridge was not replaced until 1985.
Builder
- Vincennes Bridge Co. of Vincennes, Indiana
Design
Parker through truss
Also called
IN 358 - White River Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.79667, -87.24167   (decimal degrees)
38°47'48" N, 87°14'30" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/479013/4294240 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 84256 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1912 (870)
Built during 1910s (9,969)
Daviess County, Indiana (43)
Indiana (5,098)
Knox County, Indiana (79)
Lost (28,476)
Lost 1985 (155)
Lost during 1980s (1,532)
 Parker through truss (1,409)
Parker truss (1,804)
Replaced by new bridge (19,367)
Through truss (16,782)
Truss (35,458)
Vincennes Bridge Co. (125)
Wooden deck (6,160)

Update Log 

  • January 27, 2022: Updated by Tony Dillon: Added truss type and other stuff
  • January 22, 2019: New photos from Melissa Brand-Welch

Sources 

  • Melissa Brand-Welch - melissabrandwelch [at] msn [dot] com
  • Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com

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