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Martindale Creek CR 950S Bridge

Randolph County, Indiana

Photo 

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

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Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Half-hip Pratt pony truss bridge over Martindale Creek on County Road 950 South
Location
Randolph County, Indiana
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built ca. 1895
Design
4-panel, pinned Pratt pony truss
Dimensions
Span length: 50.0 ft.
Total length: 50.0 ft.
Deck width: 15.9 ft.
Also called
Old County Bridge #251
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.02646, -85.06882   (decimal degrees)
40°01'35" N, 85°04'08" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/664787/4432480 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Carlos
Inventory number
BH 77974 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (7,628)
Built during 1890s (2,996)
Half-hip Pratt pony truss (504)
Indiana (4,933)
Lost (24,993)
Lost 1991 (311)
Lost during 1990s (4,001)
Pony truss (16,244)
 Pratt pony truss (3,654)
Pratt truss (9,349)
Randolph County, Indiana (42)
Replaced by new bridge (16,783)
Span length 50-75 feet (10,103)
Total length 50-75 feet (9,318)
Truss (32,975)

Update Log 

  • July 20, 2017: Added by Tony Dillon

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Martindale Creek CR 950S Bridge
Posted April 18, 2020, by Linda (lew1026 [at] yahoo [dot] com)

That is not the Martindale bridge in the picture you have above. I lived down by that bridge and that is not it.