Status: Replaced by a modern Warren pony truss
Location: 40.610262,-85.500653
Carries CR 400 North over Black Creek
Design: truss/pony/warren
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 61.0 Feet
Span Length: 57.0 Feet
Overview: Warren Pony truss bridge over Black Creek on CR 400 North in Van Buren
History: Built 1917
Built: 1917
Location: Grant County
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160460
Photo courtesy of the Indiana State Department of Natural Resource, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology.
428126
Modern, sure. But...
Photo taken by Mike Daffron in May 2018
428127
Photo taken by Mike Daffron in May 2018
428128
Photo taken by Mike Daffron in May 2018
428129
Photo taken by Mike Daffron in May 2018
428130
Photo taken by Mike Daffron in May 2018
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.388500,-85.484833
Carries CR 990 East over Mississinewa River
Design: truss/through/howe
Design Details: Covered Howe through truss
Total Length: 178.1 Feet
Span Length: 162.6 Feet
Overview: Covered bridge over Mississinewa River on CR 990E in Matthews
History: Built 1877; rehabilitated 1999
Built: 1877
Location: Grant County
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102804
Overview
Photo taken Sept. 2006 by Jan Ruthig
128624
Overview
Photo taken by Tom Hall in March 2006
128625
Restoration Plaque
Photo taken by Tom Hall in March 2006
128626
Inside
Photo taken by Tom Hall in March 2006
128627
Portal
Photo taken by Tom Hall in March 2006
182838
Matthews, Indiana Covered Bridge in Process of Moving into Place after 1913 Flood
Indiana Historical Society
427806
Photo by Linda Daffron
Photo taken by Mike Daffron
429289
Cumberland Covered Bridge / Also known asThe Matthews Covered Bridge
Picture taken in 2003
Photo taken by Linda Daffron
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.509167,-85.648889
Carries IN 15 over Deer Creek
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 168.9 Feet
Span Length: 49.9 Feet
Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Deer Creek on IN 15 in Marion
History: Built 1938; rehabilitated 1982
Built: 1938
Location: Grant County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.480278,-85.676667
Carries US 35 over Deer Creek
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 63.0 Feet
Span Length: 59.7 Feet
Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Deer Creek on US 35 in Marion
History: Built 1931; rehabilitated 1960
Built: 1931
Location: Grant County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.439167,-85.824167
Carries IN 13 over Grassy Fork
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 67.9 Feet
Span Length: 35.8 Feet
Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Grassy Fork on IN 13
History: Built 1933; rehabilitated 2001
Built: 1933
Location: Grant County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.571111,-85.650556
Carries Horton Avenue over Massey Creek
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 24.9 Feet
Span Length: 20.3 Feet
Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Massey Creek on Horton Avenue in Marion
History: Built ca. 1930; rehabilitated 1994
Built: ca. 1930
Location: Grant County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.575278,-85.823333
Carries IN 13 over Marion Road
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 39.7 Feet
Span Length: 35.8 Feet
Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Marion Road on IN 13
History: Built 1935; rehabilitated 1999
Built: 1935
Location: Grant County
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163524
Looking West
Photo taken by James Norwood
163525
Looking West
Photo taken by James Norwood
163526
Looking East from Mier at dawn
Photo taken by James Norwood
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.611911,-85.692800
Carries IN 15 over Mississinewa River
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 346.7 Feet
Span Length: 64.9 Feet
Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Mississinewa River on IN 15
History: Built 1936; rehabilitated 1997
Built: 1936
Location: Grant County
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160693
Mississinewa River IN 15 Bridge
Photo courtesy of the Indiana State Department of Natural Resource, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology.
160694
Mississinewa River IN 15 Bridge
Photo courtesy of the Indiana State Department of Natural Resource, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology.
160695
Mississinewa River IN 15 Bridge
Photo courtesy of the Indiana State Department of Natural Resource, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology.
160696
Mississinewa River IN 15 Bridge
Photo courtesy of the Indiana State Department of Natural Resource, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology.
160697
Mississinewa River IN 15 Bridge
Photo courtesy of the Indiana State Department of Natural Resource, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology.
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.576111,-85.851389
Carries IN 18 over Taylor Ditch
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 31.8 Feet
Span Length: 29.8 Feet
Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Taylor Ditch on IN 18 in Converse
History: Built 1935
Built: 1935
Location: Grant County
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163531
North side
Photo taken by James Norwood
163532
Looking West
Photo taken by James Norwood
163533
South side
Photo taken by James Norwood
Status: Removed
Location: 40.493611,-85.486389
Carries CR 400 South over Walnut Creek
Design: truss/deck/warren
Design Details: Deck truss
Total Length: 40.0 Feet
Span Length: 37.4 Feet
Overview: Deck truss bridge over Walnut Creek on CR 400 South
History: Built ca. 1915; replaced in 2001
Built: ca. 1915
Location: Grant County
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160462
Photo courtesy of the Indiana State Department of Natural Resource, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology.
160463
Photo courtesy of the Indiana State Department of Natural Resource, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology.
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.465951,-85.687891
Carries Road 600 South over Deer Creek
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Plate Leg Girder according to SHAARD
Total Length: 40.6 Feet
Span Length: 39.7 Feet
Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over Deer Creek on Road 600 South
History: Built 1893 according to SHAARD, Indiana NBI says built 1920; rehabilitated 1996. Deck was widened at some point, perhaps reason for 1920 listing on NBI.
Built: 1893
Location: Grant County
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160651
Photo courtesy of the Indiana State Department of Natural Resource, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology.
160652
Photo courtesy of the Indiana State Department of Natural Resource, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology.
Status: Replaced by new bridge
Location: 40.438333,-85.493333
Carries IN 26 over Lake Ditch
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed-spandrel arch
Total Length: 75.1 Feet
Span Length: 40.0 Feet
Overview: Lost concrete arch bridge over Lake Ditch on IN 26
History: Built 1935; replaced 1994
Built: 1935
Location: Grant County
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Status: Replaced by new bridge
Location: 40.640000,-85.723333
Carries CR 600 N over Metacinah Creek
Design: truss/pony/warren
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 65.0 Feet
Span Length: 60.0 Feet
Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over Metacinah Creek on CR 600 N
History: Built 1927; rehabilitated 1979; replaced 2001
Built: 1927
Location: Grant County
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160457
Metacinah Creek Bridge
Photo courtesy of the Indiana State Department of Natural Resource, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology.
Status: Replaced by new bridge
Location: 40.643333,-85.688333
Carries Largo Road over Metacinah Creek
Design: truss/pony/pratt
Design Details: Pratt Pony truss
Total Length: 62.0 Feet
Span Length: 57.1 Feet
Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over Metacinah Creek on Largo Road
History: Built ca. 1905; replaced 1996
Built: ca. 1905
Location: Grant County
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160458
Metacinah Creek on Largo Road
Photo courtesy of the Indiana State Department of Natural Resource, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology.
Status: Replaced by new bridge
Location: 40.458700,-85.700996
Carries CR 650 S over Deer Creek
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed-spandrel arch
Total Length: 41.0 Feet
Span Length: 37.1 Feet
Overview: Lost concrete arch bridge over Deer Creek on CR 650 S
History: Built ca. 1912; replaced 1996
Built: ca. 1912
Location: Grant County
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160690
Photo courtesy of the Indiana State Department of Natural Resource, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology.
Status: Replaced by new bridge
Location: 40.401013,-85.659056
Carries CR 1050 S over Back Creek
Design: truss/pony/warren
Design Details: Warren Pony truss
Total Length: 36.1 Feet
Span Length: 32.2 Feet
Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over Back Creek on CR 1050 S
History: Built ca. 1910; replaced 1993
Built: ca. 1915
Location: Grant County
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160683
Photo courtesy of the Indiana State Department of Natural Resource, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology.
Status: Replaced by new bridge
Location: 40.451667,-85.526667
Carries CR 700 S over Mississinewa River
Design: truss/through/polygonal
Design Details: Pinned High-Triangular truss
Total Length: 184.1 Feet
Span Length: 180.1 Feet
Overview: Lost through truss bridge over Mississinewa River on CR 700 S
History: Built 1899; replaced 1994
Built: 1899
Location: Grant County
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153137
General View Looking South
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
153138
Elevation View Looking Northwest
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
153139
Elevation View Looking Southwest
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
153140
View Across Traffic Level Looking West
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
153141
View West, Looking At Floorbeams, Stringers And Abutment In Relation To Bank
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
153142
Detail View Of Guardrail, Lattice Work, Pinned Connections, Turnbuckles, Deck Edge, Lower Chord
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
153143
View North, Looking At Concrete/Stone Masonry Abutments And Southeast Bearing
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
153144
View West, Barrel Shot Through Bridge Looking At Cross Members, Lattice Work And West Approach
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
153145
View East, Looking At Bridge Plaque
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
153146
Kidner Bridge Structural Steel Detail Sheet (Original Plan Sheet Is In Possession Of Ball State University, Drawings And Documents Archive, College Of Architecture And Planing, Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana, 47306
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
160684
Photo courtesy of the Indiana State Department of Natural Resource, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology.
160685
Photo courtesy of the Indiana State Department of Natural Resource, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology.
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.435000,-85.550000
Carries CR 650 E over Fowler Ditch
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed-spandrel arch
Total Length: 24.0 Feet
Span Length: 22.0 Feet
Overview: Concrete arch bridge or culvert over Fowler Ditch on CR 650 E
History: Built ca. 1940
Built: ca. 1940
Location: Grant County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.388333,-85.506667
Carries Wheeling Pike over Hoppas Ditch
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed-spandrel arch
Total Length: 43.0 Feet
Span Length: 40.0 Feet
Overview: Concrete arch bridge or culvert over Hoppas Ditch on Wheeling Pike
History: Built 1932
Built: 1932
Location: Grant County
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Status: Replaced by new bridge
Location: 40.575513,-85.829374
Carries Old IN 18 over Pipe Creek
Design: truss/pony/pratt
Design Details: Pratt Pony truss
Total Length: 59.1 Feet
Span Length: 58.1 Feet
Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over Pipe Creek on Old IN 18
History: Built ca. 1900; replaced 1998
Built: ca. 1900
Location: Grant County
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160687
Old18MierPipeCreekGrantCTY
Former Pennsylvania Railroad off to left of roadway.
Photo courtesy of the Indiana State Department of Natural Resource, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology.
163530
Looking East at replacement UCEB
Photo taken by James Norwood
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.435702,-85.548918
Carries Wheeling Pike over Barren Creek
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed-spandrel arch
Total Length: 39.0 Feet
Span Length: 36.1 Feet
Overview: Concrete arch bridge or culvert over Barren Creek on Wheeling Pike
History: Built ca. 1940
Built: ca. 1940
Location: Grant County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 40.578914,-85.858517
Carries Former Conrail (ex- Penn Central, Pennsylvania Railroad, "Panhandle") over Winamac Southern Railway
Design: girder/pony
Design Details: Pony/through girder
Total Length: 50.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost pony/through girder bridge over Winamac Southern Railway on former Conrail Railroad
History: Replaced by a new trail bridge in 2015
Built:
Location: Grant County
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163511
South side of PRR bridge with CandO track in foreground
Photo taken by James Norwood
163512
Piece of bridge laying in weeds in Southeast area of bridge approach. Lots of bridge metal laying around.
Photo taken by James Norwood
163513
Looking West
Photo taken by James Norwood
163514
Looking West
Photo taken by James Norwood
163515
Decaying steel work
Photo taken by James Norwood
163516
More bridge remnants in weeds
Photo taken by James Norwood
163517
Westward view down North side
Photo taken by James Norwood
163518
South side
Photo taken by James Norwood
163519
Southeast corner of remaining bridge structure
Photo taken by James Norwood
163520
Site of C&O wreck a long time ago
Photo taken by James Norwood
163521
Photo taken by James Norwood
Status: Demolished
Location: 40.575528,-85.831717
Carries Formerly Conrail Railroad(nee Penn Central, Pennsylvania, "Panhandle") Line is abandoned. over Mier Road (Old State Road 18)
Design: culvert/concrete
Design Details: Concrete culvert
Total Length: 34.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost concrete bridge over Mier Road on former Conrail Railroad
History: Demolished in 2012
Built:
Location: Grant County
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163527
South side
Photo taken by James Norwood
163528
North side
Photo taken by James Norwood
163529
North side closeup
Notice the steel was enclosed by concrete which is falling off today.
Photo taken by James Norwood
Status: Demolished as of April 2010
Location: 40.574772,-85.825708
Carries Formerly Conrail Railroad(nee Penn Central, Pennsylvania, "Panhandle") Line is abandoned. over CR800W (Old State Road 13)
Design: culvert/concrete
Design Details: Concrete culvert
Total Length: 36.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost concrete bridge over CR800W on former Conrail Railroad at Mier
History:
Built:
Location: Grant County
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163522
Bridge is now removed April 2010
Looking South. C&O Railroad crossing in background as well as new SR 13
Photo taken by James Norwood
163523
Looking North at whats left of West side of bridge approach
Bridge was similiar to one just West of here over old SR 18
Photo taken by James Norwood
163583
Mier PRR SR13 Remove Aerial
A look from Google Earth when it was still there in 2005. Removed as of April 2010.
Google Earth Image
Status: Replaced by new bridge
Location: 40.595815,-85.491066
Carries Rd 300 N over Black Creek
Design: truss/pony/pratt
Design Details: Pratt pony truss
Total Length: 50.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Black Creek on Rd 300 N
History: Pratt Pony Truss, Replaced 1990
Built: 1900
Location: Grant County
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160459
Photo courtesy of the Indiana State Department of Natural Resource, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology.
Status: Replaced by new bridge
Location: 40.617500,-85.494444
Carries Road 450 North over Black Creek
Design: truss/pony/pratt
Design Details: Pratt pony truss
Total Length: 60.0 Feet
Span Length: 60.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Black Creek on Road 450 North
History: Replaced 1989
Built: 1900
Location: Grant County
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160461
Photo courtesy of the Indiana State Department of Natural Resource, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology.
Status: Replaced by new bridge
Location: 40.452156,-85.545129
Carries Road 700 South over Barren Creek
Design: truss/pony/warren
Design Details: Warren pony truss
Total Length: 45.0 Feet
Span Length: 45.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Warren pony truss bridge over Barren Creek on Road 700 South
History: Replaced 1989
Built: ca. 1915
Location: Grant County
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160686
Photo courtesy of the Indiana State Department of Natural Resource, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology.
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.432181,-85.514093
Carries Road 825 South over Lake Branch Creek
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 59.7 Feet
Span Length: 56.8 Feet
Overview: Concrete tee beam bridge over Lake Branch Creek on Road 825 South
History: Built ca, 1916; rehabilitated 1998
Built: 1916
Location: Grant County
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160688
Photo courtesy of the Indiana State Department of Natural Resource, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology.
160689
Photo courtesy of the Indiana State Department of Natural Resource, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology.
Status: Replaced by new bridge
Location: 40.500133,-85.502364
Carries Indiana SR 5/ former SR 221 over Walnut Creek
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 64.0 Feet
Span Length: 32.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Concrete tee beam bridge over Walnut Creek on Indiana SR 5/ former SR 221
History: Replaced 1995
Built: ca. 1932
Location: Grant County
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160691
Photo courtesy of the Indiana State Department of Natural Resource, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology.
160692
Photo courtesy of the Indiana State Department of Natural Resource, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology.
Status: Replaced by new bridge
Location: 40.433117,-85.691069
Carries Road 100 West over Deer Creek
Design: truss/bedstead/warren
Design Details: Warren Cantilever Bedstead pony truss, Riveted
Total Length: 38.0 Feet
Span Length: 38.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Bedstead pony truss bridge over Deer Creek on Road 100 West
History: Replaced 1993, built and later replaced at same time as another bridge immediately North of this structure.
Built: 1893
Location: Grant County
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160718
Photo courtesy of the Indiana State Department of Natural Resource, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology.
Status: Replaced by new bridge
Location: 40.435176,-85.691096
Carries Rd 100 W over Deer Creek
Design: truss/bedstead/warren
Design Details: Warren Cantilever Bedstead pony truss, Riveted
Total Length: 38.1 Feet
Span Length: 35.1 Feet
Overview: Lost bedstead pony truss bridge over Deer Creek on Rd 100 W
History: Built 1893, replaced 1993 along with another structure over Deer Creek just over a tenth of a mile South of this structure.
Built: 1893
Location: Grant County
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160698
Photo courtesy of the Indiana State Department of Natural Resource, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology.
Status: Open to pedestrians
Location: 40.473856,-85.496796
Carries 2nd Street over Norfolk Southern Railway(nee Conrail, Penn Central, Pennsylvania, PCC&L aka Panhandle Railroads). Currently leased to Central Railroad of Indianapolis(April 2010)
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 122.7 Feet
Span Length: 30.8 Feet
Overview: Timber stringer bridge over Norfolk Southern Railway on 2nd Street in Upland
History: Built 1940
Built: 1940
Location: Grant County
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160699
2nd Street Pennsylvania Railroad Bridge
Photo courtesy of the Indiana State Department of Natural Resource, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology.
160700
Photo courtesy of the Indiana State Department of Natural Resource, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology.
160701
Photo courtesy of the Indiana State Department of Natural Resource, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology.
160702
Photo courtesy of the Indiana State Department of Natural Resource, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology.
160703
Photo courtesy of the Indiana State Department of Natural Resource, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology.
160704
Photo courtesy of the Indiana State Department of Natural Resource, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology.
Status: Open to pedestrians only
Location: 40.577973,-85.850991
Carries Sweetser Switch Trail over Taylor Ditch
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed-spandrel arch
Total Length: 40.0 Feet
Span Length: 40.0 Feet
Overview: Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Taylor Ditch on Sweetser Switch Trail
History: Formerly carried a double tracked railroad line that ran from Chicago(via Logansport) to Columbus, Ohio and points East. Tracks taken up in early to mid 1980's. Still in descent shape.
Built:
Location: Grant County
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163568
North side
Very steep banks and overgrowth make this another tough one to photograph
Photo taken by James Norwood
163569
North side
Photo taken by James Norwood
163570
Northeast abutment
Photo taken by James Norwood
163571
Photo taken by James Norwood
163572
A look down the West abutment
Photo taken by James Norwood
163573
Photo taken by James Norwood
163574
South side
Extreme overgrowth and illegal dumping has made this side almost impossible to see.
Photo taken by James Norwood
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 40.576598,-85.851385
Carries Winamac Southern Railway over Taylor Ditch
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: all wooden with exception of part of supports which use concrete instead of usual pile driven timbers.
Total Length: 64.0 Feet
Span Length: 12.5 Feet
Overview: Lost Timber stringer bridge over Taylor Ditch on Winamac Southern Railway
History: Replaced between 2014 and 2017
Built:
Location: Grant County
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163575
As seen from adjacent Indiana highway 18
South side
Photo taken by James Norwood
163576
Photo taken by James Norwood
163577
West abutment
Photo taken by James Norwood
163578
pier and concrete support
Photo taken by James Norwood
163579
looking West from nearby county road
Photo taken by James Norwood
163580
another Westward view
Welded Rail due to former heavy duty railroad route. Notice the speed limit sign and curve in background as just out of view is PRR underpass
Photo taken by James Norwood
Status: Open to pedestrians only
Location: 40.537202,-85.655970
Carries Cardinal Greenway Trail over Norfolk Southern Railway
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Pony plate girder
Total Length: 215.0 Feet
Span Length: 70.0 Feet
Overview: Pony/through plate girder bridge over Norfolk Southern Railway on Cardinal Greenway Trail
History: Built to cross both the Big Four and Nickel Plate routes
Built:
Location: Grant County
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Status: Open to pedestrians only
Location: 40.575212,-85.829391
Carries Sweetser Switch Trail over Pipe Creek
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed-spandrel arch
Total Length: 52.0 Feet
Span Length: 52.0 Feet
Overview: closed-spandrel arch bridge over Pipe Creek on Sweetser Switch Trail
History: Once part of double tracked rail line from Chicago via Logansport to Columbus, Ohio and points East. Tracks taken up in early to mid 1980's.
Built:
Location: Grant County
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163581
North side
Photo taken by James Norwood
163582
Photo taken by James Norwood
Status: Open to pedestrians
Location: 40.572279,-85.805981
Carries Sweetser Switch Trail(nee Conrail, Penn Central, Pennsylvania Railroads and others) over Pipe Creek again
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 54.0 Feet
Span Length: 54.0 Feet
Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over Pipe Creek again on Sweetser Switch Trail(nee Conrail, Penn Central, Pennsylvania Railroads and others)
History: Formerly carried a double tracked railroad line that ran from Chicago(via Logansport) to Columbus, Ohio and points East. Tracks taken up in early to mid 1980's. Extension of trail installed in or about 2004 which included this bridge.
Built:
Location: Grant County
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163584
Photo taken by James Norwood
163585
Looking East at Bridge and trail which was formerly double tracked railroad line
Photo taken by James Norwood
163586
Photo taken by James Norwood
163587
Photo taken by James Norwood
163588
Bridge now has a roof and signage denoting it's 2004 build date
Photo taken by James Norwood
163589
Photo taken by James Norwood
163591
Photo taken by James Norwood
163592
Photo taken by James Norwood
163593
Photo taken by James Norwood
163594
Photo taken by James Norwood
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.572022,-85.806056
Carries Kokomo Grain/Winamac Southern Railway/US Rail Corporation(nee CSX, Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad aka Chessie System) over Pipe Creek again
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 60.0 Feet
Span Length: 60.0 Feet
Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over Pipe Creek again on Kokomo Grain/Winamac Southern Railway/US Rail Corporation(nee CSX, Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad aka Chessie System)
History: Once part of heavy duty rail line from Chicago to Cincinatti and points East. Line cut back and this section from Amboy to Marion still survives. Formely carried Amtrak's Cardinal and James Whitcomb Riley passenger trains until 1986.
Built:
Location: Grant County
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163595
North side
Photo taken by James Norwood
163596
North side different angle
Photo taken by James Norwood
163597
Looking East from County Road 700 West
Photo taken by James Norwood
Status: Lost
Location: 40.508444,-85.636455
Carries Former Indiana Rail Road (nee Indiana Union Traction) over Deer Creek
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Deer Creek on former Indiana Railroad (nee Indiana Union Traction)
History:
Built:
Location: Grant County
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178634
Marion Flyer Crossing Deer Creek
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.560833,-85.657222
Carries Branson Street over Mississinewa River
Design: slab
Design Details: Continuous reinforced concrete slab
Total Length: 301.9 Feet
Span Length: 46.3 Feet
Overview: Slab bridge over Mississinewa River on Branson Street
History: Built 1910; rehabilitated 1954
Built: 1910
Location: Grant County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.455833,-85.577778
Carries County Road-500 East over Mississinewa River
Design: beam/stringer
Design Details: Stringer
Total Length: 307.1 Feet
Span Length: 67.9 Feet
Overview: Stringer bridge over Mississinewa River on County Road-500 East
History: Built 1957; rehabilitated 1988
Built: 1957
Location: Grant County
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Status: Removed
Location: 40.487780,-85.625694
Carries Formerly Union Traction of Indiana interurban over Mississinewa River
Design: unknown
Design Details:
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Bridge over Mississinewa River on Formerly Union Traction of Indiana interurban
History: Built so interurban cars of IUT could make the short jaunt to Gas City from the Marion to Anderson mainline.
Built: 1893
Location: Grant County
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237832
JonesboroInterurban
Possible bridge of IUT.
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.576267,-85.659494
Carries Highland Avenue over Mississinewa River
Design: slab
Design Details: Slab
Total Length: 226.1 Feet
Span Length: 52.2 Feet
Overview: Slab bridge over Mississinewa River on Highland Avenue
History: Built 1910; rehabilitated 1956
Built: 1910
Location: Grant County
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Status: Open to pedestrians only
Location: 40.533938,-85.653545
Carries Cardinal Greenway Trail over E 30th Street
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Pony plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Pony/through plate girder bridge over E 30th Street on Cardinal Greenway Trail
History:
Built:
Location: Grant County
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Status: Open to pedestrians only
Location: 40.535378,-85.654274
Carries Cardinal Greenway Trail over S Meridian Street
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Pony plate girder
Total Length: 100.0 Feet
Span Length: 65.0 Feet
Overview: Pony/through plate girder bridge over S Meridian Street on Cardinal Greenway Trail
History:
Built:
Location: Grant County
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Status: No longer exists
Location: 40.558586,-85.646238
Carries 3rd Street over Mississinewa River
Design: truss/through/howe
Design Details: Howe through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Howe through truss bridge over Mississinewa River on 3rd Street
History: Built 1869
Built: 1869
Location: Grant County
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445927
1921 photo
Indiana Historical Society
446155
1921 photo
Indiana Historical Society
Status: Replaced by new bridge
Location: 40.394350,-85.493675
Carries Massachusetts Avenue (Old SR 221) over Mississinewa River
Design: truss/through/pennsylvania
Design Details: 8-panel, riveted Pennsylvania through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Mississinewa River on Massachusetts Avenue (Old SR 221)
History: Built 1902 by the Indiana Bridge Company; Replaced 1975
Built: 1902
Location: Grant County
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465971
Courtesy of Old Bridges Facebook Group.
465972
Courtesy of Old Bridges Facebook Group.
465973
Courtesy of Old Bridges Facebook Group.
Status: Open to pedestrians only
Location: 40.538164,-85.658502
Carries Cardinal Greenway Trail over Adams Street
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Pony plate girder
Total Length: 82.0 Feet
Span Length: 48.0 Feet
Overview: Pony/through plate girder bridge over Adams Street on Cardinal Greenway Trail
History:
Built:
Location: Grant County
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Status: Open to pedestrians only
Location: 40.538633,-85.659745
Carries Cardinal Greenway Trail over Washington Street
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Pony plate girder
Total Length: 152.0 Feet
Span Length: 52.0 Feet
Overview: Pony/through plate girder bridge over Washington Street on Cardinal Greenway Trail
History:
Built:
Location: Grant County
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Status: Open to pedestrians only
Location: 40.539090,-85.660978
Carries Cardinal Greenway Trail over Boots Street
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Pony plate girder
Total Length: 65.0 Feet
Span Length: 65.0 Feet
Overview: Pony/through plate girder bridge over Boots Street on Cardinal Greenway Trail
History:
Built:
Location: Grant County
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Status: Open to pedestrians only
Location: 40.539562,-85.662201
Carries Cardinal Greenway Trail over Gallatin Street
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Pony plate girder
Total Length: 65.0 Feet
Span Length: 40.0 Feet
Overview: Pony/through plate girder bridge over Gallatin Street on Cardinal Greenway Trail
History:
Built:
Location: Grant County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.588217,-85.660820
Carries Norfolk Southern Railway over Hummel Creek
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed-spandrel arch
Total Length: 30.0 Feet
Span Length: 30.0 Feet
Overview: Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Hummel Creek on Norfolk Southern Railway
History:
Built:
Location: Grant County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.560819,-85.656158
Carries Norfolk Southern Railway over Mississinewa River
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 325.0 Feet
Span Length: 70.0 Feet
Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over Mississinewa River on Norfolk Southern Railway
History:
Built:
Location: Grant County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.559727,-85.655713
Carries Norfolk Southern Railway over 2nd Street
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Pony plate girder
Total Length: 40.0 Feet
Span Length: 40.0 Feet
Overview: Pony/through plate girder bridge over 2nd Street on Norfolk Southern Railway
History:
Built:
Location: Grant County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.519841,-85.625972
Carries Central Railroad Company of Indianapolis over Mississinewa River
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 285.0 Feet
Span Length: 75.0 Feet
Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over Mississinewa River on Central Railroad Company of Indianapolis
History:
Built:
Location: Grant County
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Status: Removed after the Pennsylvania Street Bridge was built downstream in 1959.
Location: 40.544921,-85.648560
Carries Marion & Monroe Gravel Road over Mississinewa River
Design: truss/through/polygonal
Design Details: Appears to have been an IBCo. High-triangular truss.
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Polygonal Warren through truss bridge over Mississinewa River on Marion & Monroe Gravel Road
History: Built ca. 1890's; Removed after 1959
Built: ca. 1890's
Location: Grant County
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Status: Replaced by new bridge
Location: 40.455850,-85.577872
Carries County Road 500 East over Mississinewa River
Design: truss/through/pennsylvania
Design Details: Pennsylvania through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Mississinewa River on County Road 500 East
History: Replaced 1957
Built:
Location: Grant County
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Status: Removed sometime after a new bridge was built downstream on CR-500 N.
Location: 40.628037,-85.735196
Carries County Road 325 West over Mississinewa River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Mississinewa River on County Road 325 West
History: Built ca. 1880's
Built: ca. 1880's
Location: Grant County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 40.488379,-85.625700
Carries US 35 over Mississinewa River
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed-spandrel arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Mississinewa River on US 35
History:
Built:
Location: Grant County
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512471
Mississinewa River Bridge
view c1915
Photo from old postcard
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.
