3rd Street Bridge

Photos

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

BH Photo #387946

Overview: Lost Warren pony truss bridge over Pigeon River on 3rd Street South of Howe.
Location: Lagrange County, Indiana
Status: Replaced by new bridge
History: Built 1928; replaced 1993
Builder: - Elkhart Bridge & Iron Co. of Elkhart, Indiana
Design: 5-panel Warren pony truss with alternating verticals
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 71.9 ft.
Total length: 77.1 ft.
Deck width: 16.1 ft.
Also called: Old County Bridge #74
Approximate latitude, longitude: +41.71511, -85.42036 (decimal degrees)
41°42'54" N, 85°25'13" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/631405/4619351 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Lagrange
Average daily traffic (as of 2017): 100
Inventory numbers: INNBI 4400043 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 39372 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of November 2017): Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 99 (out of 100)
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January 24, 2022: Updated by Paul Plassman: Added categories "Pigeon River", "One-lane traffic", "Riveted"
February 7, 2009: Added by James Baughn