HistoricBridges.org Menu: HistoricBridges.org Menu:



BridgeSeek

Bridges Found: 10


Divider

Salamonie River IN 18 Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 40.554640,-85.261496

View Google Map

Carries IN 18 over Salamonie River
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 225.6 Feet
Span Length: 64.9 Feet

Overview: Three-span concrete arch bridge over Salamonie River on IN 18
History: Built 1924; rehabilitated 1991
Built: 1924

Location: Blackford County

View Bridge Information In Wayback Machine

Divider

161755

Click to visit page.

Photo courtesy of the Indiana State Department of Natural Resource, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology.

161756

Click to visit page.

Photo courtesy of the Indiana State Department of Natural Resource, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology.

161757

Click to visit page.

Photo courtesy of the Indiana State Department of Natural Resource, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology.

161758

Click to visit page.

Photo courtesy of the Indiana State Department of Natural Resource, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology.

161759

Click to visit page.

Photo courtesy of the Indiana State Department of Natural Resource, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology.

Divider

Mohee Road Bridge

Status: Replaced by new bridge

Location: 40.384736,-85.436139

View Google Map

Carries CR 350 W (Mohee Rd.) over Big Lick Creek
Design: truss/bedstead/warren
Design Details: Warren Cantilever Bedstead pony truss
Total Length: 69.9 Feet
Span Length: 69.9 Feet

Overview: Lost Warren Cantilever Bedstead pony truss bridge over Big Lick Creek on CR 350 W (Mohee Road)
History: Built in 1894 by the Indiana Bridge Company, replaced in 1993.
Built: 1894

Location: Blackford County

View Bridge Information In Wayback Machine

Divider

155013

Click to visit page.

Mohee Rd. Blackford

Indiana State Historical Society photo.

Divider

Big Lick Creek Bridge

Status: Removed after new CR300S bridge was built in 1988 with abutments remaining.

Location: 40.404530,-85.405639

View Google Map

Carries CR 175W over Big Lick Creek
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Riveted Pratt through truss
Total Length: 90.0 Feet
Span Length: 86.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Big Lick Creek on CR 175W
History: Built in 1913 by the Rochester Bridge Company
Built: 1913

Location: Blackford County

View Bridge Information In Wayback Machine

Divider

157763

Click to visit page.

Photo courtesy of the Indiana State Department of Natural Resource, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology.

157764

Click to visit page.

Photo courtesy of the Indiana State Department of Natural Resource, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology.

Divider

Salamonie River CR 900E bridge

Status: Replaced by new bridge

Location: 40.523480,-85.201382

View Google Map

Carries CR 900E over Salamonie River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pinned Pratt through truss
Total Length: 164.0 Feet
Span Length: 164.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Salamonie River on CR 900E
History: Built ca.1905; replaced 1987
Built: ca.1905

Location: Blackford County

View Bridge Information In Wayback Machine

Divider

157765

Click to visit page.

Photo courtesy of the Indiana State Department of Natural Resource, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology.

157766

Click to visit page.

Photo courtesy of the Indiana State Department of Natural Resource, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology.

Divider

NS - Cummins Road Overpass

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 40.559257,-85.278157

View Google Map

Carries Norfolk Southern Railway(nee Norfolk and Western, Nickel Plate Road, Lake Erie and Western Railroads) over Cummins Road
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Pony/through plate girder
Total Length: 35.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Pony/through plate girder bridge over Cummins Road on Norfolk Southern Railway(nee Norfolk and Western, Nickel Plate Road, Lake Erie and Western Railroads)
History: Built ca. 1910
Built: ca. 1910

Location: Blackford County

View Bridge Information In Wayback Machine

Divider

161745

Click to visit page.

Looking West at East side of structure

Photo courtesy of the Indiana State Department of Natural Resource, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology.

Divider

CR 300 South Little Joe Creek Arch

Status: Replaced with a culvert

Location: 40.407165,-85.393127

View Google Map

Carries County Road 300 South over Little Joe Creek
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: This 32', two-span structure has a 30-degree skew and carries a 17' asphalt roadway between low stone walls. The arch rings are semicircular, and the limestone blocks are very rough-cut and mortared. Springing from stone footings near the stream bed, each arch spans 12'. The bridge has concrete wingwalls. When built, it most likely had stone rails.
Total Length: 32.0 Feet
Span Length: 12.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Stone arch bridge over Little Joe Creek on County Road 300 South
History: Built 1908
Built: 1908

Location: Blackford County

View Bridge Information In Wayback Machine

Divider

161762

Click to visit page.

Photo courtesy of the Indiana State Department of Natural Resource, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology.

Divider

NS - Little Lick Creek Bridge

Status: Derelict/abandoned

Location: 40.445869,-85.363834

View Google Map

Carries Norfolk Southern Railway over Little Lick Creek
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Abandoned stone arch bridge over Little Lick Creek on abandoned Norfolk Southern Railway
History:
Built:

Location: Blackford County

View Bridge Information In Wayback Machine

Divider

Divider

NS - Big Lick Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 40.427000,-85.359849

View Google Map

Carries Norfolk Southern Railway over Big Lick Creek
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 75.0 Feet
Span Length: 75.0 Feet

Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over Big Lick Creek on Norfolk Southern Railway
History:
Built:

Location: Blackford County

View Bridge Information In Wayback Machine

Divider

Divider

Montpelier-Salamonie River Bridge

Status: No longer exists

Location: 40.559019,-85.278290

View Google Map

Carries Rail line over Salamonie River
Design: truss/deck/howe
Design Details: Howe deck truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Howe deck truss bridge over Salamonie River on Rail line
History:
Built:

Location: Blackford County

View Bridge Information In Wayback Machine

Divider

482070

Click to visit page.

River View, Montpelier, Ind

1909 Postcard view

Divider

Prairie Creek Bridge

Status: Closed to all traffic

Location: 40.553619,-85.380997

View Google Map

Carries Cr 50w over Prairie Creek
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 45.6 Feet
Span Length: 42.0 Feet

Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Prairie Creek on Cr 50w
History: Reconstructed 1984
Built:

Location: Blackford County

View Bridge Information In Wayback Machine

Divider


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.

Divider

Back

Top

Divider

About - Contact

Divider