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Peters Mill Bridge
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Peters Mill Bridge
Journal and Courier: July 18 1953
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BH Photo #444079
Description
Considered to be a very scenic spot in the county. Although the bridge was replaced on a different alignment and could have been saved it was demolished.
1876 Patent date (that is seen on many WIBCo. plaques) was mentioned in one of the articles, but per county records the bridge was erected in 1878.
Facts
- Overview
- Lost Pratt through truss bridge over North Fork of Wildcat Creek on Peter's Mill Road.
- Location
- Tippecanoe County, Indiana
- Status
- Replaced by new bridge on a different alignment and demolished.
- History
- Built in 1878 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Company; replaced in 1974.
- Builder
- - Wrought Iron Bridge Co. of Canton, Ohio
- Design
- (2)9-panel, pinned Pratt through trusses.
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +40.44166, -86.82916 (decimal degrees)
40°26'30" N, 86°49'45" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
- Approximate UTM coordinates
- 16/514488/4476793 (zone/easting/northing)
- Inventory number
- BH 84568 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- February 27, 2019: Updated by Tony Dillon: Added builder and truss type.
- February 27, 2019: Added by Melissa Brand-Welch
Sources
- Melissa Brand-Welch - melissabrandwelch [at] msn [dot] com
- Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com
I would say it still qualifies as being replaced Daniel... Even if the new bridge is on a different alignment the intent is to replace the old one.
Too bad they didn't do the right thing and leave it standing for pedestrian usage!