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Hughes Ford Bridge

Ripley County, Indiana

Photos 

Photo taken by Tony Dillon in June 2016

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BH Photo #356483

Map 

Description 

Design matches 2 Boone County spans built in 1892 by the Lafayette Bridge Company.

Facts 

Overview
Pratt through truss bridge over Big Graham Creek on Bombfield Road
Location
Ripley County, Indiana
Status
Closed to all traffic
History
Built in 1892
Builder
- Lafayette Bridge Co. of Lafayette, Indiana
Design
7-panel, Pinned Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Total length: 112.0 ft.
Also called
Jefferson Proving Grounds Bridge #10
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.99403, -85.41639   (decimal degrees)
38°59'38" N, 85°24'59" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/637142/4317306 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
San Jacinto
Inventory number
BH 46558 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (7,640)
Built 1892 (228)
Built during 1890s (2,997)
Closed (2,671)
Indiana (4,939)
Lafayette Bridge Co. (72)
Owned by federal government (1,229)
 Owned by military (92)
Pratt through truss (5,436)
Pratt truss (9,361)
Ripley County, Indiana (44)
Through truss (15,217)
Total length 100-125 feet (5,192)
Truss (33,022)

Update Log 

  • June 26, 2016: New photos from Tony Dillon
  • October 16, 2010: Added by Anthony Dillon

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