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Carpenter Creek CR 1730S Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 40.760797,-87.144587

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Carries County Road 1730 South over Carpenter Creek
Design: truss/pony/warren
Design Details: 6-panel Warren pony truss
Total Length: 66.9 Feet
Span Length: 62.6 Feet

Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over Carpenter Creek on County Road 1730 South in Remington
History: Built ca. 1928; moved 1955 and replaced in 2013
Built: ca. 1928

Location: Jasper County

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173170

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Photo taken by Tom Hall in August 2010

173171

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173172

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Photo taken by Tom Hall in August 2010

173173

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Photo taken by Tom Hall in August 2010

391758

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391759

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391760

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391761

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Davisson Ditch IN 49 Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 41.073333,-87.046111

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Carries IN 49 over Davisson Ditch
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 79.7 Feet
Span Length: 39.7 Feet

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Davisson Ditch on IN 49
History: Built 1946
Built: 1946

Location: Jasper County

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Kankakee River IN 49 Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 41.254125,-87.033476

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Carries IN 49 over Kankakee River
Design: truss/through/parker
Design Details: 9-panel, Riveted Parker through truss 2X60' Concrete beam approach
Total Length: 325.7 Feet
Span Length: 199.8 Feet

Overview: Parker through truss bridge over Kankakee River on IN 49
History: Built 1941; rehabilitated 1996 & 2014
Built: 1941

Location: Jasper County

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115725

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Photo taken by Tom Hall

115726

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115727

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Photo taken by Tom Hall

394070

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394071

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421710

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Photo taken by Mike Daffron in April 2018

421711

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421712

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421713

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421714

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421715

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421716

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421717

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454041

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454042

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454043

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454044

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454045

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454046

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454047

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Sayler Ditch IN 114 Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 40.940556,-87.213056

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Carries IN 114 over Sayler Ditch
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 25.9 Feet
Span Length: 24.9 Feet

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Sayler Ditch on IN 114
History: Built 1935; rehabilitated 1984
Built: 1935

Location: Jasper County

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Wheatfield Ditch IN 10 Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 41.186944,-87.037222

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Carries IN 10 over Wheatfield Ditch
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 39.7 Feet
Span Length: 35.8 Feet

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Wheatfield Ditch on IN 10
History: Built 1932; rehabilitated 1967
Built: 1932

Location: Jasper County

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Dunn's Bridge

Status: Open to pedestrians

Location: 41.219858,-86.969098

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Carries CR 500 E (bypassed) over Kankakee River
Design: arch/through/steel
Design Details: Steel through arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Steel through arch bridge over Kankakee River on CR 500 E (bypassed)
History: Built ca.1895 by P.E. Lane using trusses recycled from the 1893 Chicago World's Fair.
Built: ca. 1895

Location: Jasper County

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115771

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Oblique view

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115772

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Portal view

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115773

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Deck View

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115774

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View from Distance

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115775

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Guard Rail

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115776

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Looking up from abutment

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115777

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Under bridge

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115778

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Joint

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115779

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Portal bracing

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389635

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USGS stream gaging station

downstream side out in channel with another measuring device attached to bridge rail further to right on roadway bridge just upstream of Dunns Bridge

GS 5-17

389634

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USGS stream gaging station

downstream side, north abutment of roadway bridge just upstream of Dunns Bridge

GS 5-17

389633

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USGS stream gaging station

downstream side, north abutment of roadway bridge just upstream of Dunns Bridge

GS in May 2017

389632

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USGS stream gaging station

USGS stream gaging station on downstream side, north abutment of roadway bridge just upstream of Dunns Bridge

GS 5-17

389631

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Dunns Bridge

Historical information sign

GS 5-17

389630

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Dunns Bridge

North abutment, northwest corner--all new construction, truss embedded in abutment

GS 5-17

389629

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Trusses and bracing

GS 5-17

389628

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Dunns Bridge

Trusses and bracing

GS 5-17

389627

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Dunns Bridge

West profile, downstream side

GS 5-17

389626

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Dunns Bridge

West profile, downstream side

GS 5-17

389625

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Dunns Bridge

Downstream (west) truss, look north

GS 5-17

389624

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Dunns Bridge

Look south

GS 5-17

389623

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Dunns Bridge

Look north

GS 5-17

389622

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Dunns Bridge

East profile, upstream side

GS-5-17

389621

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Dunns Bridge

East profile, upstream side

GS-5-17

389620

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Dunns Bridge

East profile, upstream side

GS-5-17

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Administration Building at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair

It is rumored that Dunn's Bridge was built with the roof trusses from this building.

Historic lithograph

421702

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Photo taken by Mike Daffron in April 2018

421703

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421704

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421705

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421706

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421707

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421708

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421709

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454036

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454037

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454038

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454039

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454040

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457174

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Dunn's Bridge

The South Bend Tribune: June 11 1972

457175

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Dunn's Bridge

Vidette-Messenger: March 30 1976

457176

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Dunn's Bridge

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Vidette-Messenger: March 30 1976

457177

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Dunn's Bridge

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Vidette-Messenger: March 30 1976

457178

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Dunn's Bridge

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Vidette-Messenger: March 30 1976

457179

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Dunn's Bridge

Chicago Tribune: March 16 1978

457180

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Dunn's Bridge

The South Bend Tribune: November 18 1990

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Davis Ditch Bridge

Status: Unknown status

Location: 41.186667,-86.988333

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Carries IN 10 over Davis Ditch
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed-spandrel arch
Total Length: 26.9 Feet
Span Length: 24.0 Feet

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Davis Ditch on IN 10
History: Built 1932
Built: 1932

Location: Jasper County

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Ryan Ditch Bridge

Status: No longer exists

Location: 0.000000,0.000000

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Carries Ditch Road over Ryan Ditch
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 53.2 Feet
Span Length: 51.8 Feet

Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over Ryan Ditch on Ditch Road
History: Built ca. 1930; replaced 1993
Built: ca. 1930

Location: Jasper County

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Slough Creek CR 650W Bridge

Status: Replaced by new bridge

Location: 40.894444,-87.168611

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Carries County Road 650 West over Slough Creek
Design: truss/pony/warren
Design Details: 3-panel, bolted Warren pony truss
Total Length: 46.9 Feet
Span Length: 44.9 Feet

Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over Slough Creek on County Road 650 West
History: Built ca. 1920; replaced 1993
Built: ca. 1920

Location: Jasper County

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391747

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Wheatfield Ditch CR 800N Bridge

Status: Replaced by a culvert

Location: 41.129197,-87.039077

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Carries CR 800 N over Wheatfield Ditch
Design: truss/pony/warren
Design Details: 3-panel, bolted Warren pony truss
Total Length: 37.1 Feet
Span Length: 35.1 Feet

Overview: Pony truss bridge over Wheatfield Ditch on CR 800 N
History:
Built: 1915

Location: Jasper County

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391756

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Bruel Street-Carpenter Creek Bridge

Status: Replaced by new bridge

Location: 40.768031,-87.150285

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Carries Bruel Street over Carpenter Creek
Design: truss/pony/pratt
Design Details: 4-panel, Pinned Pratt pony truss
Total Length: 48.9 Feet
Span Length: 47.9 Feet

Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over Carpenter Creek on Bruel Street
History: Built ca. 1890; replaced 1992
Built: ca. 1890

Location: Jasper County

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159620

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159621

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Washington Street Bridge (c1880)

Status: Replaced by new bridge

Location: 40.935010,-87.153866

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Carries Washington Street over Iroquois River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: 7-panel, Pinned Pratt through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Iroquois River on Washington Street
History: Built ca. 1880 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Company; replaced in 1941
Built: ca.1880

Location: Jasper County

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159617

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Historic photo

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Washington Street Bridge Circa 1912

Old Postcard View

438051

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Circa 1907

Old Postcard View

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Rezner Bowstring Bridge

Status: Open to pedestrians only
Relocated to Potawatomi Park in Rensselaer and restored for pedestrian use.

Location: 40.935530,-87.154308

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Carries Footpath over Iroquois River
Design: truss/pony/bowstring
Design Details: Rezner design tubular Bowstring pony truss
Total Length: 50.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Bowstring pony truss bridge over Iroquois River in Rensselaer
History: Originally built in 1871 at one of two possible locations. Relocated to the Gangloff-Sayler Farm ca. 1916 and finally moved and restored in Potawatomi Park in 2012.
Built: 1871

Location: Jasper County

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187619

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Stream view

Photo taken by David Longstreth in Oct. 2010

188160

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188161

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188162

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188480

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overview from distance

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188481

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188482

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188483

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188484

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188485

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188486

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188487

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188488

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188489

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188490

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188491

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Not much holding this side up

Abutment has broken away.

Photo taken by Tom Hall in November 2010

188492

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East end

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188493

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188494

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188495

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188496

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188497

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188498

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188499

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188500

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188501

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188502

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188503

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188504

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188505

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188506

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188507

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188508

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188509

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Center

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188510

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188511

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188512

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188513

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loose brace

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188514

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broken brace

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188515

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Rust damage on underside of arch

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188516

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188517

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188518

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188519

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188520

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188521

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188522

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188523

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188524

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188525

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Photo taken by Ed Windhorst in June 2013

257026

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257027

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257028

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257029

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Photo taken by Ed Windhorst in June 2013

421726

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421727

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421728

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421729

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421730

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421731

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454048

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454049

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454050

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454051

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454052

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454053

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454054

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454055

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454056

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Washington Street Bridge (1941)

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 40.935056,-87.153766

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Carries US 231 over IROQUOIS RIVER
Design: beam/stringer
Design Details:
Total Length: 113.9 Feet
Span Length: 37.4 Feet

Overview: Stringer bridge over IROQUOIS RIVER on US 231
History:
Built: 1941

Location: Jasper County

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Slough Creek CR 480W Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 40.892160,-87.138616

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Carries County Road 480 West over Slough Creek
Design: truss/pony/pratt
Design Details: 4-panel, bolted Pratt pony truss
Total Length: 60.8 Feet
Span Length: 60.8 Feet

Overview: Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Slough Creek on County Road 480 West
History: Built ca. 1910
Built: ca. 1910

Location: Jasper County

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391741

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Carpenter Creek Branch CR 480W Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 40.763704,-87.136918

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Carries County Road 480 West over Branch of Carpenter Creek
Design: truss/bedstead/pratt
Design Details: 4-panel, riveted Bedstead Pratt pony truss
Total Length: 60.0 Feet
Span Length: 60.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Bedstead Pratt pony truss bridge over Branch of Carpenter Creek on County Road 480 West
History: Built ca. 1910
Built: ca. 1910

Location: Jasper County

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391742

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391743

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Egypt Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 40.857894,-87.207127

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Carries County Road 870 West over Carpenter Creek
Design: truss/bedstead/pratt
Design Details: 4-panel, pinned Bedstead Pratt pony truss
Total Length: 69.9 Feet
Span Length: 68.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Bedstead Pratt pony truss bridge over Carpenter Creek on County Road 870 West
History: Built in 1896 by the Lafayette Bridge Company; replaced in 1990
Built: 1896

Location: Jasper County

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391744

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391745

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Gushwa Ditch CR 1300 South Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 40.822420,-87.246119

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Carries County Road 1300 South over Gushwa Ditch
Design: truss/pony/pratt-half
Design Details: 3-panel, riveted Pratt pony truss
Total Length: 35.4 Feet
Span Length: 35.4 Feet

Overview: Lost Half-hip Pratt pony truss bridge over Gushwa Ditch on County Road 1300 South
History: Built ca. 1915
Built: ca. 1915

Location: Jasper County

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391746

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Ringeisen Ditch CR 175E Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 40.910544,-87.016426

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Carries County Road 175 East over Ringeisen Ditch
Design: truss/through/warren/alt-verticals
Design Details: 3-panel, bolted Warren through truss
Total Length: 37.4 Feet
Span Length: 37.4 Feet

Overview: Lost Warren through truss with alternating verticals bridge over Ringeisen Ditch on County Road 175 East
History: Built ca. 1905
Built: ca. 1905

Location: Jasper County

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391748

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Curtis Creek CR 325S Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 40.965963,-87.275417

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Carries County Road 325 South over Curtis Creek
Design: truss/pony/warren/alt-verticals
Design Details: 3-panel Warren pony truss
Total Length: 45.2 Feet
Span Length: 45.2 Feet

Overview: Lost Warren pony truss bridge over Curtis Creek on County Road 325 South
History: Built ca. 1910
Built: ca. 1910

Location: Jasper County

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391749

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Swain Ditch CR 100N Bridge

Status: Derelict/abandoned

Location: 41.027315,-87.241329

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Carries County Road 100 North (Abandoned section) over Swain Ditch
Design: truss/bedstead/pratt
Design Details: 3-panel, pinned Bedstead Pratt pony truss
Total Length: 40.0 Feet
Span Length: 39.5 Feet

Overview: Pratt Bedstead pony truss bridge over Swain Ditch on County Road 100 North (Abandoned section)
History: Built ca. 1895
Built: ca. 1895

Location: Jasper County

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391750

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421732

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Photo taken by Mike Daffron in April 2018

421733

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Oliver Ditch CR 100S Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 40.997915,-87.141776

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Carries County Road 100 South over Oliver Ditch
Design: truss/pony/warren
Design Details: 4-panel, bolted Warren pony truss
Total Length: 56.6 Feet
Span Length: 56.6 Feet

Overview: Lost Warren pony truss bridge over Oliver Ditch on County Road 100 South
History: Built ca. 1905
Built: ca. 1905

Location: Jasper County

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391751

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Iroquois River CR 400W Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 40.977917,-87.122450

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Carries County Road 400 West over Iroquois River
Design: truss/pony/warren
Design Details: 4-panel, bolted Warren pony truss
Total Length: 66.8 Feet
Span Length: 66.8 Feet

Overview: Lost Warren pony truss bridge over Iroquois River on County Road 400 West
History: Built ca. 1905
Built: ca. 1905

Location: Jasper County

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391752

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Iroquois River CR 800W Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 41.041746,-87.199706

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Carries County Road 800 West over Iroquois River
Design: truss/pony/pratt
Design Details: 4-panel, bolted Pratt pony truss
Total Length: 50.6 Feet
Span Length: 50.6 Feet

Overview: Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Iroquois River on County Road 800 West
History: Built ca. 1910
Built: ca. 1910

Location: Jasper County

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391753

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Davisson Ditch CR 20W Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 41.072783,-87.050997

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Carries County Road 20 West over Davisson Ditch
Design: truss/pony/warren
Design Details: 3-panel Warren pony truss
Total Length: 40.0 Feet
Span Length: 40.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Warren pony truss bridge over Davisson Ditch on County Road 20 West
History: Built ca. 1910
Built: ca. 1910

Location: Jasper County

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391754

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Wheatfield Ditch CR 100W Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 41.132953,-87.064585

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Carries County Road 100 West over Wheatfield Ditch
Design: truss/pony/pratt
Design Details: 4-panel, bolted Pratt pony truss
Total Length: 58.0 Feet
Span Length: 58.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Wheatfield Ditch on County Road 100 West
History: Built ca. 1910
Built: ca. 1910

Location: Jasper County

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391755

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Wheatfield Ditch CR 1000N Bridge

Status: Replaced by a culvert

Location: 41.158445,-87.053083

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Carries County Road 1000 North over Wheatfield Ditch
Design: truss/pony/warren
Design Details: 4-panel Warren pony truss
Total Length: 48.0 Feet
Span Length: 47.8 Feet

Overview: Lost Warren pony truss bridge over Wheatfield Ditch on County Road 1000 North
History: Built ca. 1915
Built: ca. 1915

Location: Jasper County

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391757

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Taylor Ditch CR 1100W Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 41.208955,-87.256462

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Carries County Road 1100 West over Taylor Ditch
Design: truss/pony/warren
Design Details: 3-panel, bolted Warren pony truss
Total Length: 45.0 Feet
Span Length: 45.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Warren pony truss bridge over Taylor Ditch on County Road 1100 West
History: Built ca. 1915
Built: ca. 1915

Location: Jasper County

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391762

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Dehaan Ditch CR 1100W Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 41.203234,-87.256415

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Carries County Road 1100 West over Dehaan Ditch
Design: truss/pony/warren
Design Details: 4-panel, bolted Warren pony truss
Total Length: 48.0 Feet
Span Length: 48.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Warren pony truss bridge over Dehaan Ditch on County Road 1100 West
History: Built ca. 1910
Built: ca. 1910

Location: Jasper County

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391763

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Wheatfield Ditch CR 300W Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 41.239522,-87.102508

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Carries County Road 300 West over Wheatfield Ditch
Design: truss/pony/warren
Design Details: 3-panel, bolted Warren pony truss
Total Length: 40.6 Feet
Span Length: 40.6 Feet

Overview: Lost Warren pony truss bridge over Wheatfield Ditch on County Road 300 West
History: Built ca. 1905
Built: ca. 1905

Location: Jasper County

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391764

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Gushwa Ditch CR 1100S Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 40.836833,-87.272734

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Carries County Road 1100 South over Gushwa Ditch
Design: truss/bedstead/pratt
Design Details: 3-panel, pinned Pratt Bedstead pony truss
Total Length: 39.5 Feet
Span Length: 39.5 Feet

Overview: Lost Bedstead Pratt pony truss bridge over Gushwa Ditch on County Road 1100 South
History: Built 1886
Built: 1886

Location: Jasper County

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391765

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391766

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Slough Creek CR 800S Bridge

Status: Replaced by a culvert

Location: 40.895550,-87.020470

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Carries County Road 800 South over Slough Creek
Design: truss/pony/warren
Design Details: 4-panel Warren pony truss
Total Length: 56.8 Feet
Span Length: 56.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Warren pony truss bridge over Slough Creek on County Road 800 South
History: Built ca. 1905
Built: ca. 1905

Location: Jasper County

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391767

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Unknown Bridge

Status: In storage or disassembled

Location: 40.772837,-87.154033

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Carries over
Design: truss/pony/warren/alt-verticals
Design Details: Riveted warren pony truss with alternating verticals
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Warren pony truss with alternating verticals bridge
History:
Built:

Location: Jasper County

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Fountain Park Bridge

Status: Quite possibly the bridge that now resides at Potawatomi Park in Rensselaer.

Location: 40.778064,-87.163292

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Carries County Road 630 West over Carpenter Creek
Design: truss/pony/bowstring
Design Details: 5-panel Bowstring pony truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Bowstring pony truss bridge over Carpenter Creek on County Road 630 West
History: Likely one of two bridges built by the Ohio Bridge Company under an 1871 contract.
Built: 1871

Location: Jasper County

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491603

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491604

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"A View in Fountain Park, Remington, Indiana."

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499987

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Dunn's Covered Bridge

Status: No longer exists

Location: 41.219623,-86.969100

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Carries Tefft Road (Now CR 500E) over Kankakee River
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Through truss bridge over Kankakee River on Tefft Road (Now CR 500E)
History:
Built:

Location: Jasper County

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494616

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494617

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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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