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Big Blue River US 31 Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.355000,-85.983333

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Carries US 31 over Big Blue River
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 428.7 Feet
Span Length: 79.7 Feet

Overview: Pair of four-span concrete arch bridges over Big Blue River on US 31 in Edinburgh
History: Southbound bridge built 1943; northbound built ca. 1950
Built: 1943/1950

Location: Johnson County

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392573

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Herriotts Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.403889,-86.042500

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Carries CR 325 East over Herriotts Creek
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 32.1 Feet
Span Length: 29.8 Feet

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Herriotts Creek on CR 325 East
History: Built 1946
Built: 1946

Location: Johnson County

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Jefferson Street Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 39.480892,-86.048000

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Carries Jefferson Street (SR 44) over Hurricane Creek
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 46.9 Feet
Span Length: 18.7 Feet

Overview: Lost Stone arch bridge over Hurricane Creek on Jefferson Street in Franklin
History:
Built: ca. 1930

Location: Johnson County

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392572

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East King Street-Hurricane Creek Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 39.482500,-86.046667

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Carries King Street over Hurricane-Griffith Ditch
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 76.1 Feet
Span Length: 53.1 Feet

Overview: Lost Concrete arch bridge over Hurricane-Griffith Ditch on East King Street in Franklin
History:
Built: ca. 1910

Location: Johnson County

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Furnas Mill Bridge

Status: Open to traffic
Restored in 2006

Location: 39.382268,-85.997996

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Carries Pisgah Road over Sugar Creek
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: 2-span,pinned Pratt through truss. Wrought Iron and steel
Total Length: 241.7 Feet
Span Length: 118.7 Feet

Overview: Two span Pratt through truss bridge over Sugar Creek on CR650S (Pisgah Road). Located in Atterbury Fish and Wildlife Area.
History: Built in 1885 by the King Bridge Company; rehabilitated 2006
Built: 1885

Location: Johnson County

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115547

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159761

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159762

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160575

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Northeast corner

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160576

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North end

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Southeast corner

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160578

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Oblique

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East side

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160580

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Center pier

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160581

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Fish belly floorbeams with lots of debris

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Wide East side view

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Low oblique

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The abutments and pier are beautiful. Some of the best stone work I have ever seen.

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Portal detail

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Old and new guardrails

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160593

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New guardrails are bolted to the concrete floor

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160594

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Remnants of a gate from Army use

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North end

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Vertical end view

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160597

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Scenic road to the South

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Vertical detail

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Adjustable member

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Vertical/ floor beam connection

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Truss detail. The verticals are steel while the diagonal members are wrought iron

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A unique tubular "skeleton" was added to the upper chord and endposts to strengthen to bridge without visual impact.

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Photo taken by Andrew Raker in December 2011

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Photo taken by Mike Daffron in October 2015

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Pleasant Creek Main Street Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.613611,-86.101944

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Carries Main Street over Pleasant Creek
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 29.8 Feet
Span Length: 25.9 Feet

Overview: Stone arch bridge over Pleasant Creek on Main Street in Greenwood
History: Built ca. 1940; rehabilitated 1950
Built: ca. 1940

Location: Johnson County

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South Street Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.475894,-86.048557

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Carries South Street over Youngs Creek
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 182.0 Feet
Span Length: 59.0 Feet

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Youngs Creek on South Street in Franklin
History: Built 1934; rehabilitated 1999
Built: 1934

Location: Johnson County

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392570

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392571

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Stone Arch Road Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.366012,-86.066246

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Carries Stone Arch Road over Nineveh Creek
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: pinned wrought iron Pratt through truss
Total Length: 82.7 Feet
Span Length: 80.7 Feet

Overview: Through truss bridge over Nineveh Creek on Stone Arch Road in Atterbury Fish and Wildlife Area
History: Built 1885 by the Massillon Bridge Co., Restored 2011
Built: 1885

Location: Johnson County

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115546

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159763

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159764

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160550

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Looking North

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Looking South

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Wide overview

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Oblique

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Truss detail

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Simple guardrail

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East side view

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Floor beams

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A little fun with special effects

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Portal bracing

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Carnegie stamps everywhere

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Unique Massillon connector

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Stream view through trusses

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Builders plaque

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Commissioners plaque

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Vertical end view

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Vertical side view

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Photo taken by Tony Dillon in September 2012

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Old State Route 1-Sugar Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.399734,-85.999680

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Carries CR 550 East (Old SR 1) over Sugar Creek
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed-spandrel concrete arch
Total Length: 246.0 Feet
Span Length: 81.0 Feet

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Sugar Creek on CR 550 East
History: Part of the original State Road 1, an early Indiana highway.
Built: 1925

Location: Johnson County

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139369

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10/2008 photo

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10/2008 photo

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160464

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East side wide view

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160465

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East side

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East arch detail

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160467

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Looking North

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160468

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West side

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160469

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Railing detail

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Pieces of bridge laying on ground below

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Erosion of inside wall

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160472

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Top of West railing

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204748

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204749

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204750

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204751

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204752

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500284

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Sugar Creek US 31 Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.404167,-85.992778

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Carries US 31 over Sugar Creek
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 331.6 Feet
Span Length: 79.7 Feet

Overview: Pair of three-span concrete arch bridges over Sugar Creek on US 31
History: Built 1948; rehabilitated 1979
Built: 1948

Location: Johnson County

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Youngs Creek SR 144 Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 39.484444,-86.088333

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Carries SR 144 over Youngs Creek
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 113.8 Feet
Span Length: 54.8 Feet

Overview: Lost Concrete arch bridge over Youngs Creek on SR 144 in Franklin
History: Built 1927; rehabilitated 1947
Built: 1927

Location: Johnson County

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392574

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392575

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Youngs Creek IN 252 Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.411389,-86.008611

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Carries IN 252 over Youngs Creek
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 185.6 Feet
Span Length: 59.7 Feet

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Youngs Creek on IN 252
History: Built 1942; rehabilitated 1980
Built: 1942

Location: Johnson County

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500291

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Youngs Creek US 31 Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.450833,-86.034167

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Carries US 31 over Youngs Creek
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 204.6 Feet
Span Length: 64.9 Feet

Overview: Pair of two-span concrete arch bridges over Youngs Creek on US 31
History: Built 1946; rehabilitated 1978
Built: 1946

Location: Johnson County

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Youngs Creek Bridge

Status: Replaced by new bridge

Location: 39.476667,-86.063333

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Carries US 31 over Youngs Creek
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed-spandrel arch
Total Length: 105.0 Feet
Span Length: 49.9 Feet

Overview: Lost concrete arch bridge over Youngs Creek on US 31
History: Built 1946; replaced 1998
Built: 1946

Location: Johnson County

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Fishback Ford Bridge

Status: Replaced by new bridge

Location: 39.418850,-86.004809

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Carries CR 400 S over Youngs Creek
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: 7-panel, Pinned Pratt through truss
Total Length: 125.0 Feet
Span Length: 119.1 Feet

Overview: Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Youngs Creek on CR 400 S
History: Built 1896 by the King Bridge Company; replaced 1993
Built: 1896

Location: Johnson County

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Hurricane Creek Bridge

Status: Replaced by new bridge

Location: 39.568333,-86.025000

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Carries CR 400 E over Hurricane Creek
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 40.0 Feet
Span Length: 14.1 Feet

Overview: Lost stone arch bridge over Hurricane Creek on CR 400 E
History: Built ca. 1940; replaced 1997
Built: ca. 1940

Location: Johnson County

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Atterbury Stone Arch Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.362111,-86.066196

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Carries Stone Arch Road over Ninevah Creek, Branch
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Modified stone arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Stone arch bridge over Ninevah Creek, Branch on Stone Arch Road
History: Unknown
Built:

Location: Johnson County

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160546

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160547

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Pleasant Creek Railroad Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.631739,-86.177569

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Carries Indiana Railroad over Pleasant Creek
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber Stringer
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Timber stringer bridge over Pleasant Creek on Indiana Railroad
History: Built ca. 1906
Built: ca. 1906

Location: Johnson County

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INRD - Henderson Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.566270,-86.168119

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Carries Indiana Railroad over Henderson Creek
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Timber stringer bridge over Henderson Creek on Indiana Rail Road
History: Built ca. 1906
Built: ca. 1906

Location: Johnson County

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Big Blue River Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.355220,-85.983825

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Carries Southbound US 31 over Big Blue River
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Reinforced concrete arch
Total Length: 428.8 Feet
Span Length: 79.7 Feet

Overview: Arch bridge over Big Blue River on Southbound US 31
History: Built 1943
Built: 1943

Location: Johnson County

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LIRC - Pleasant Creek Bridge (Greenwood)

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.613228,-86.102468

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Carries Louisville and Indiana Railroad over Pleasant Creek
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed-spandrel arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Pleasant Creek on Louisville and Indiana Railroad
History:
Built:

Location: Johnson County

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Canary Ditch Bridge

Status: Open to pedestrians only

Location: 39.494148,-86.068368

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Carries a pedestrian trail over Canary Ditch
Design: truss/pony/warren
Design Details: Warren pony truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Warren pony truss bridge over Canary Ditch on a pedestrian trail
History:
Built:

Location: Johnson County

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Nifty looking!

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IC&S - Sugar Creek Bridge

Status: Removed

Location: 39.405424,-85.991716

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Carries Indianapolis, Columbus & Southern Traction Co. over Sugar Creek
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 Sugar Creek on Indianapolis, Columbus & Southern Traction Co.
History:
Built:

Location: Johnson County

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IC&S - Big Blue River Bridge

Status: Removed

Location: 39.362444,-85.968416

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Carries Indianapolis, Columbus & Southern Traction Co. over Big Blue 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 Big Blue River on Indianapolis, Columbus & Southern Traction Co.
History:
Built:

Location: Johnson County

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Buckhart Creek CR 375S Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 39.420209,-86.105528

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Carries County Road 375 South over Buckhart Creek
Design: truss/pony/pratt
Design Details: 5-panel, bolted and pinned Pratt pony truss
Total Length: 72.0 Feet
Span Length: 72.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Buckhart Creek on County Road 375 South
History: Built ca. 1905
Built: ca. 1900

Location: Johnson County

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Buckhart Creek CR 25W Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 39.419083,-86.108918

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Carries County Road 25 West over Buckhart Creek
Design: truss/pony/warren/alt-verticals
Design Details: 4-panel, bolted and riveted Warren pony truss
Total Length: 64.0 Feet
Span Length: 64.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Warren pony truss bridge over Buckhart Creek on County Road 25 West
History: Built ca. 1905
Built: ca. 1905

Location: Johnson County

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

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

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Photo taken by Mike Daffron in June 2021

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Hurricane Creek CR 400E Bridge

Status: Collapsed. Replaced by new bridge.

Location: 39.497780,-86.026110

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Carries County Road 400 East over Hurricane Creek
Design: truss/bedstead/pratt
Design Details: Bedstead Pratt pony truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Pony truss bridge over Hurricane Creek on County Road 400 East
History:
Built:

Location: Johnson County

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Hurricane Creek Bridge

The Daily Journal: May 9 1977

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Cutsinger Ford Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 39.377840,-85.953120

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Carries County Road 800 East over Big Blue River
Design: truss/through/whipple
Design Details: 2-span, pinned wrought iron Whipple through truss
Total Length: 355.0 Feet
Span Length: 177.5 Feet

Overview: Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Big Blue River on County Road 800 East
History: Built 1884; deck collapsed twice in 1965; closed and replaced in 1975
Built: 1884

Location: Johnson County

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Cutsinger Bridge

The Edinburgh Daily Courier: May 22 1884

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Cutsinger Bridge

The Edinburgh Daily Courier: December 11 1884

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Cutsinger Bridge

The Evening Star: January 27 1914

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Cutsinger Bridge

The Franklin Evening Star: September 4 1928

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Cutsinger Bridge

The Franklin Evening Star: June 11 1943

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Cutsinger Bridge

The Franklin Evening Star: October 8 1956

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Cutsinger Bridge

Bridge was repaired but deck collapsed again in May.

The Franklin Evening Star: March 12 1965

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Cutsinger Bridge

The Franklin Evening Star: March 12 1965

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Cutsinger Bridge

The Daily Journal: July 12 1973

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Cutsinger Bridge

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The Republic: July 17 1973

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Cutsinger Bridge

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The Republic: July 17 1973

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Cutsinger Bridge

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The Republic: July 17 1973

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Cutsinger Bridge

Replacement bridge during construction. Bridge closed in May 1975. New bridge was dedicated in November 1975

The Republic: September 8 1975

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Needham Ford Bridge

Status: Removed but not replaced

Location: 39.502161,-85.965611

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Carries County Road 150 North (Old SR 44) over Sugar Creek
Design: truss/through/bowstring
Design Details: 14-panel Bowstring through truss
Total Length: 157.0 Feet
Span Length: 154.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Sugar Creek on County Road 150 North (Old SR 44)
History: Built 1870; Abandoned 1974; Removed 1982.
Built: 1870

Location: Johnson County

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Needham Ford Bridge

The Daily Journal: July 9 1974

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Photo taken by Jim Cooper in March, 1980

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Photo taken by Jim Cooper in March, 1980

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Indiana Railroad Company IN44 Overpass

Status: Replaced with grade crossing

Location: 39.446601,-86.167669

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Carries IN 44 over Indiana Railroad Company
Design: unknown
Design Details:
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Wooden Overpass bridge over the Indiana Railroad Company line
History: Built 1906; Removed 1987
Built: 1908

Location: Johnson County

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465156

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courtesy Andy Certolic and Johnson County Library and Museum

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courtesy Andy Certolic and Johnson County Library and Museum

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courtesy Andy Certolic and Johnson County Library and Museum

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courtesy Andy Certolic

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courtesy Andy Certolic and Johnson County Library and Museum

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Thompson's Mill Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 39.355666,-85.977033

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Carries Edinburgh-Ninevah Road over Big Blue River
Design: truss/through/bowstring
Design Details: Bowstring through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Big Blue River on Edinburgh-Ninevah Road
History:
Built: 1869

Location: Johnson County

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Edinburgh Wagon Bridge

Photo from Town of Edinburgh

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The Town of Edinburgh Historic Photo

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The Town of Edinburgh Historic Photo

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Photo taken by Mike Daffron in June 2021

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Photo taken by Mike Daffron in June 2021

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Da Dam

Photo taken by Mike Daffron in June 2021

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Smiley's Mill Bridge

Status: Replaced by new bridge

Location: 39.448517,-85.967997

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Carries Greensburg Road over Sugar Creek
Design: truss/through/bowstring
Design Details: Segmented tubular Bowstring through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost 2-span Bowstring through truss bridge over Sugar Creek on Greensburg Road
History: Built 1873; Replaced 1978
Built: 1873

Location: Johnson County

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Smiley's Mill Bridge

The Daily Journal: May 14 1977

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Smiley's Mill Bridge

The Daily Journal: September 27 1977

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Bradley's Ford Bridge

Status: Replaced by new bridge

Location: 39.399711,-85.999694

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Carries Old State Road 1 over Sugar Creek
Design: truss/through/bowstring
Design Details: Bowstring through truss
Total Length: 250.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Sugar Creek on Old State Road 1
History: Built 1873: Replaced 1925
Built: 1873

Location: Johnson County

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Bradley's Ford Bridge

The Indianapolis News: May 29 1925

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Bradley's Ford Bridge

The Indianapolis News: May 29 1925

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Bradley's Ford Bridge

The Franklin Evening Star: June 21 1924


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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