US 52 Sagamore Parkway Wabash River Bridge (EB)
Photos
http://www.wabashriver.us/access_points/davis_ferry_park/
View this photo at wabashriver.us
BH Photo #141104
Facts
- Overview
- Deck truss bridge over Wabash River and State Road 43 on Eastbound US 52 in Lafayette
- Location
- Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana
- Status
- Replaced by a new bridge
- History
- Built 1936; rehabilitated 1984
- Design
- Warren deck truss
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 149.9 ft.
Total length: 982.7 ft.
Deck width: 32.8 ft.
- Recognition
- Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
- Also called
- Indiana State Highway Bridge #52-79-1784DEBL
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +40.45139, -86.89417 (decimal degrees)
40°27'05" N, 86°53'39" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 16/508974/4477864 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Lafayette West
- Average daily traffic (as of 2010)
- 14,150
- Inventory numbers
- INNBI 019010 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 17112 (Bridgehunter.com ID) - Inspection report (as of November 2015)
- Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 46.5 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com
Update Log
- July 12, 2016: Updated by Jeff Wieland: Bridge was demoilished today.
- October 10, 2013: New Street View added by J.P.
- June 5, 2009: New photo from James Norwood
Sources
- James Norwood
- Chris Light - CJKADJ [at] juno [dot] com
- J.P. - wildcatjon2000 [at] gmail [dot] com
- Jeff Wieland
Comments
Crossing this bridge (westbound) always makes me feel like I'm home! Grew up in the area and went to Purdue. I love it.
The east bound bridge, which dates to the 1930's, is now scheduled for replacement in 2016. There seems to some sort of paranoia about the resemblance between this bridge and the I-35W bridge in Minnesota.
Now a paired bridge over the Wabash River, US 52 (Sagamore Parkway) crosses from the west bluffs to the built up roadway on the east flood plain.
East bound bridge GPS: 40.451515,-86.894093
West bound bridge GPS: 40.451707,-86.894077
1 both bridges (south-right) is the eastbound bridge
2 deck truss abutments on the west bluff
3 trusses setting on the piers
4 truss span
5 under the deck
6 truss spans on the east shore
Webmaster's note: The photos that were here have been incorporated into the main site.
This page's URL is http://bridgehunter.com/in/tippecanoe/19010/
The eastbound bridge was demolished today.