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Milton Bridge

Wayne County, Indiana

Photos 

Photo taken by Anthony Dillon

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BH Photo #136155

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Whitewater River on Milton Road
Location
Milton, Wayne County, Indiana
Status
Replaced by new bridge
History
Built 1881; replaced 1997
Builders
- Frank Doran of Richmond, Indiana (Designer)
- Morse Bridge Co. of Youngstown, Ohio (Fabricator)
Design
15-panel, pinned Whipple through truss.
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 207.0 ft.
Total length: 210.0 ft.
Deck width: 18.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 17.0 ft.
Also called
Milton Rd.-Whitewater River Bridge Old County Bridge #122
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.78667, -85.15167   (decimal degrees)
39°47'12" N, 85°09'06" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/658268/4405713 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Cambridge City
Average daily traffic (as of 2016)
808
Inventory numbers
INNBI 8900093 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 39760 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of April 2018)
Overall condition: Good
Superstructure condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 91.2 (out of 100)
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Categories 

15-panel truss (13)
19th Century (9,802)
Built 1881 (168)
Built during 1880s (2,424)
Frank Doran (3)
HAER documented (1,138)
Indiana (5,251)
Lost (32,321)
Lost 1997 (434)
Lost during 1990s (4,227)
Milton, Indiana (1)
Morse Bridge Co. (42)
 One-lane traffic (8,138)
Pin-connected (5,511)
Replaced by new bridge (22,027)
Span length 175-250 feet (2,139)
Through truss (19,326)
Total length 175-250 feet (4,714)
Truss (38,719)
Wayne County, Indiana (142)
Whipple truss (503)
Whitewater River (Indiana) (59)
Wrought Iron (499)

Update Log 

  • January 24, 2022: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • June 5, 2010: New photo from Anthony Dillon
  • March 6, 2010: Updated by Anthony Dillon: Added designer
  • February 2, 2010: Updated by Robert Stephenson: Alternate name
  • March 29, 2009: Updated by Anthony Dillon: builder
  • February 8, 2009: Added by James Baughn

Sources 

  • Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com
  • Robert Stephenson - seinfeld99 [at] yahoo [dot] com
  • HAER IN-85 - Wayne County Bridge No. 122, Spanning West Fork Whitewater River at Main Street, Milton vicinity, Wayne County, IN
  • Geoff Hubbs

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