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Little Missouri Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 40.070258,-90.816411

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Carries CR500E over Little Missouri Creek
Design: truss/pony/pratt
Design Details: Pratt pony truss
Total Length: 63.0 Feet
Span Length: 61.0 Feet

Overview: Pony truss bridge over Little Missouri Creek on CR500E, 8.0 mi. northwest of Mt Sterling
History:
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Location: Brown County

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352268

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Photo taken by Steve Conro in April 2016

352269

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352270

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352271

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Logan Creek Bridge

Status: No longer exists

Location: 40.011544,-90.618851

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Carries TR 198 over Logan Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 113.8 Feet
Span Length: 55.1 Feet

Overview: Lost three-span pony truss bridge over Logan Creek on TR 198
History: Replaced 2004
Built:

Location: Brown County

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South Branch Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 40.050488,-90.807226

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Carries CR500E over South Branch of Little Missouri Creek
Design: truss/pony/pratt
Design Details: Riveted, 5-panel Pratt pony truss
Total Length: 82.0 Feet
Span Length: 80.0 Feet

Overview: Pony truss bridge over South Branch of Little Missouri Creek on CR500E, 4.5 mi. northwest of Mt Sterlin
History:
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Location: Brown County

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352315

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352316

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352317

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352318

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352319

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352320

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Wells Fork Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Replaced by a UCEB sometime in 2014

Location: 39.943802,-90.876529

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Carries CR700/CR800 over Wells Fork
Design: truss/bedstead/warren
Design Details: Bedstead Warren pony truss
Total Length: 74.7 Feet
Span Length: 44.9 Feet

Overview: Bedstead Pony truss bridge over Wells Fork on CR700/800N, 4.5 mi. south of Timewell
History: Built 1905, Replaced 2014
Built: 1905

Location: Brown County

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331905

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New UCEB 1

Wells Fork has been replaced by....drum roll please....this UCEB, sometime 2015 is my guess.

Photo taken by K. Allen Ballard in July 14, 2015

331906

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New UCEB 2

new bridge; BTW, this is CR700 not 800.

Photo taken by K. Allen Ballard in July 14, 2015

331949

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Photo taken by Elliott Johnson in March 2014

331950

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331951

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331952

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331953

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331954

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331955

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Photo taken by Elliott Johnson in March 2014

331956

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Photo taken by Elliott Johnson in March 2014

331957

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331958

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352321

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Photo taken by Steve Conro in April 2016

352322

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Old US24 Ripley Bridge

Status: Abandoned

Location: 40.024956,-90.631701

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Carries Old U.S. 24 over La Moine River
Design: truss/through/parker
Design Details: Parker through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Abandoned through truss bridge over La Moine River
History:
Built: 1924

Location: Brown County

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127575

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West approach

Photo taken by Nathan Morton in Sept. 07

127576

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Looking downstream at bridge from US Hwy 24

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281085

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281086

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original plaque location

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281087

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southeast side of approach

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281088

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elevation marker

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281089

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last painted 06-1948

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281090

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281091

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281092

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la moines river

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281093

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crossbars

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281094

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281095

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281096

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view from east end

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281097

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east end

you can get much closer from the east end since both sides of this alignment are being used as driveways but the approach was less impeded from this side.

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352325

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352326

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352327

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352328

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352329

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352330

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352331

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352332

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352333

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352334

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352335

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352336

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352337

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352338

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Abandoned US Rte 24

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CR925N Bridge

Status: Derelict/abandoned
Left to rot in a remote location on an abandoned part of CR925N, just west, below the Brown County Airport.

Location: 39.980501,-90.811130

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Carries CR925N over Airport Creek
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Low Box Truss Railing; Wooden Deck, steel plate repair.
Total Length: 24.9 Feet
Span Length: 24.0 Feet

Overview: Abandoned bridge over Airport Creek on CR925N
History:
Built:

Location: Brown County

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333252

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CR925N #1

View looking west after walking "1000" ft to the Road Closed Sign.

Photo taken by K. Allen Ballard in July 14, 2015

333253

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CR925 #2

Left Oblique View to show truss details.

Photo taken by K. Allen Ballard in July 14, 2015

333254

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CR925N #3

View looking west a little further back.

Photo taken by K. Allen Ballard in July 14, 2015

333255

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CR925N #4

View looking south on west bank (upstream)

Photo taken by K. Allen Ballard in July 14, 2015

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Little Missouri Creek Branch Bridge

Status: bypassed and abandoned

Location: 40.076626,-90.816294

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Carries Abandoned Cr1650N over Branch of Little Missouri
Design: truss/bedstead/warren
Design Details: Bedstead Warren pony truss
Total Length: 37.1 Feet
Span Length: 36.1 Feet

Overview: Abandoned Bedsted truss bridge over Branch of Little Missouri on CR1650N
History: Built 1907, abandoned by new alignment 1992
Built: 1907

Location: Brown County

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352308

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352309

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352310

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352311

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352312

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352313

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352314

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Little Missouri Creek Bridge

Status: Don't know

Location: 40.090000,-90.796667

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Carries TR 9 over Little Missouri Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 103.0 Feet
Span Length: 87.9 Feet

Overview: Pony truss bridge over Little Missouri Creek on TR 9
History: built ca. 1900, rehabilitated 1950
Built: 1900

Location: Brown County

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Mckee Creek Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 39.885000,-90.738333

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Carries TR 132 over Mckee Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 195.9 Feet
Span Length: 120.1 Feet

Overview: Lost Pony truss bridge over Mckee Creek on TR 132
History: Built 1906
Built: 1906

Location: Brown County

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Missouri Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 40.088800,-90.897389

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Carries Cr 1700N over Missouri Creek
Design: slab
Design Details: Concrete through girder
Total Length: 33.1 Feet
Span Length: 32.2 Feet

Overview: Concrete slab bridge over Missouri Creek on Cr 1700N
History: Built 1920
Built: 1920

Location: Brown County

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352264

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352265

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352266

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352267

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Logan Creek Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 39.971178,-90.659721

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Carries TR 174 (CLOSED) over Logan Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 29.9 Feet
Span Length: 28.9 Feet

Overview: Pony truss bridge over Logan Creek on TR 174 (CLOSED)
History:
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Location: Brown County

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Shelby Creek Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 40.047988,-90.686645

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Carries TR 164 over Shelby Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 85.0 Feet
Span Length: 60.0 Feet

Overview: Pony truss bridge over Shelby Creek on TR 164
History:
Built:

Location: Brown County

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Special Bridge Conditions Legend: R - Former location of relocated bridge. ! - At risk for demolition or destruction. X - Confirmed demolished or collapsed. S  - Dismantled and/or in storage. L -  Severe loss of historic integrity due to alteration.

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