McFadden Creek-Bluff Rd. Bridge

Photos

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

BH Photo #160224

Considered a Posey County landmark for many years, uncertain why it was removed.

Overview: Lost through truss bridge over McFadden Creek on Bluff Road
Location: Posey County, Indiana
Status: Only the substructure remains
History: Built 1895; removed 1997
Builder: - Toledo Bridge Co. of Toledo, Ohio [also known as Smith Bridge Co.]
Design: (2)7-panel, Pinned Pratt through trusses
4-panel, pinned Pratt pony truss approach
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 117.1 ft.
Total length: 315.0 ft.
Deck width: 16.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 14.0 ft.
Also called: Old County Bridge #126
Approximate latitude, longitude: +37.92464, -87.86872 (decimal degrees)
37°55'29" N, 87°52'07" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/423649/4197810 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Caborn
Inventory numbers: INNBI 6500028 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 39550 (Bridgehunter.com ID)