Status: removed and replaced
Location: 41.467500,-85.597778
Carries Bridge Street over Elkhart River
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 85.9 Feet
Span Length: 84.0 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Elkhart River on Bridge Street in Ligonier
History: Built 1925; rehabilitated 1960
Built: 1925
Location: Noble County
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129362
Bridge Street Bridge, Ligonier, IN
I was going to be travelling through Ligonier the other day, so I decided to stop and take some photos of this bridge for the site. When I arrived I found it was undergoing a major rebuild.
Photo taken by Spiny Norman in December 2008
Status: Demolished and replaced.
Location: 41.360000,-85.269444
Carries CR 800 East over CSX Transportation
Design: truss/pony/warren
Design Details: Pinned and riveted Warren pony truss
Total Length: 102.0 Feet
Span Length: 42.0 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over CSX Transportation on CR 800 East
History: Built ca. 1920
Built: ca. 1920
Location: Noble County
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180194
Photo courtesy of the Indiana State Department of Natural Resource, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology.
180195
Photo courtesy of the Indiana State Department of Natural Resource, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology.
Status: Open To Traffic.
Location: 41.387500,-85.381389
Carries CR 225 East over CSX Transportation
Design: truss/pony/warren/no-verticals
Design Details: Pinned and riveted Warren pony truss
Total Length: 106.9 Feet
Span Length: 44.9 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over CSX Transportation on CR 225 East
History:
Built: 1906
Location: Noble County
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180196
Photo courtesy of the Indiana State Department of Natural Resource, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology.
180197
Photo courtesy of the Indiana State Department of Natural Resource, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology.
195511
INDOT Historic Bridge Marketing Program photo
Status: Removed by the railroad and not replaced. Road dead-ends on both sides now.
Location: 41.376944,-85.323056
Carries CR 175 North over CSX Transportation
Design: truss/pony/warren
Design Details: Pinned and riveted Warren pony truss
Total Length: 119.1 Feet
Span Length: 59.0 Feet
Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over CSX Transportation on CR 175 North
History:
Built: 1906
Location: Noble County
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180198
Photo courtesy of the Indiana State Department of Natural Resource, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology.
180199
Photo courtesy of the Indiana State Department of Natural Resource, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology.
Status: Open to traffic.
May be slated for demo.
Location: 41.383056,-85.347500
Carries CR 400 East over CSX Transportation
Design: truss/pony/warren
Design Details: Pinned and riveted Warren pony truss
Total Length: 106.9 Feet
Span Length: 44.9 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over CSX Transportation on CR 400 East
History:
Built: 1906
Location: Noble County
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180200
Photo courtesy of the Indiana State Department of Natural Resource, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology.
180201
Photo courtesy of the Indiana State Department of Natural Resource, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology.
Status: Removed and replaced
Location: 41.400833,-85.491389
Carries CR 350 West over CSX Transportation
Design: truss/pony/warren
Design Details: Pinned and riveted Warren pony truss
Total Length: 102.0 Feet
Span Length: 42.0 Feet
Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over CSX Transportation on CR 350 West
History: Built in 1901 by American Bridge Company
Built: 1901
Location: Noble County
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180192
Photo courtesy of the Indiana State Department of Natural Resource, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology.
180193
Photo courtesy of the Indiana State Department of Natural Resource, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology.
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 41.402951,-85.589308
Carries Railroad over North 860 West
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over North 860 West on Railroad
History:
Built:
Location: Noble County
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247230
Photo taken by Greg Zoll
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 41.356228,-85.235893
Carries CSX Railroad over Old State Road 3
Design: beam/stringer/concrete
Design Details: Concrete stringer
Total Length: 18.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Concrete stringer bridge over Old State Road 3 on CSX Railroad
History: Built 1910
Built: 1910
Location: Noble County
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Status: Open to pedestrians and authorized vehicles only
Location: 41.333517,-85.406387
Carries Park Road (Old CR 75E) over Rivir-Mud Lake Connector (Forker Creek)
Design: truss/bedstead/warren
Design Details: Warren Cantilever Bedstead pony truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Warren Cantilever Bedstead pony truss bridge over Rivir-Mud Lake Connector on Park Road
History: Built in 1893 by the Indiana Bridge Company; became part of Chain O' Lakes State Park in 1960.
Built: 1893
Location: Noble County
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456250
Oblique view of West truss.
Photo taken by Tony Dillon in August 2019
456251
Photo taken by Tony Dillon in August 2019
456252
Photo taken by Tony Dillon in August 2019
456253
Photo taken by Tony Dillon in August 2019
456254
Photo taken by Tony Dillon in August 2019
456255
Photo taken by Tony Dillon in August 2019
456256
Photo taken by Tony Dillon in August 2019
456257
Photo taken by Tony Dillon in August 2019
456258
Photo taken by Tony Dillon in August 2019
456259
Photo taken by Tony Dillon in August 2019
456260
Photo taken by Tony Dillon in August 2019
456261
Photo taken by Tony Dillon in August 2019
456262
Photo taken by Tony Dillon in August 2019
456263
Photo taken by Tony Dillon in August 2019
456264
Photo taken by Tony Dillon in August 2019
456265
Photo taken by Tony Dillon in August 2019
456266
Photo taken by Tony Dillon in August 2019
456267
Photo taken by Tony Dillon in August 2019
456268
Photo taken by Tony Dillon in August 2019
456269
Photo taken by Tony Dillon in August 2019
456270
Photo taken by Tony Dillon in August 2019
456271
Photo taken by Tony Dillon in August 2019
456272
Photo taken by Tony Dillon in August 2019
456273
Photo taken by Tony Dillon in August 2019
456274
Photo taken by Tony Dillon in August 2019
456275
Photo taken by Tony Dillon in August 2019
456276
Photo taken by Tony Dillon in August 2019
456277
Overhead view of West truss.
Photo taken by Tony Dillon in August 2019
456278
North abutment. Concrete added encasing truss legs.
Photo taken by Tony Dillon in August 2019
456279
One of only two remaining cast brackets that held the pipe railing on top of the trusses.
Photo taken by Tony Dillon in August 2019
456280
Truss detail with slight damage.
Photo taken by Tony Dillon in August 2019
456281
Cobblestone retaining wall. Was common in Michigan but a rarity in Indiana.
Photo taken by Tony Dillon in August 2019
456282
Old county road leading from the North to the bridge.
Photo taken by Tony Dillon in August 2019
456283
View from the deck looking West towards Rivir Lake.
Photo taken by Tony Dillon in August 2019
456284
Truss detail.
Photo taken by Tony Dillon in August 2019
456285
Truss detail.
Photo taken by Tony Dillon in August 2019
456286
Flooring detail from below showing floor beams, stringers and lower lateral bracing.
Photo taken by Tony Dillon in August 2019
456287
Connection plate for truss sections.
Photo taken by Tony Dillon in August 2019
456288
East truss
Photo taken by Tony Dillon in August 2019
456289
Deck and East truss.
Photo taken by Tony Dillon in August 2019
461537
Approaching the bridge from the lower trail
Photo taken by Jen Savage in November 2019
461538
Looking across the bridge and up the hill
Photo taken by Jen Savage in November 2019
461539
Looking across at the stone structure
Photo taken by Jen Savage in November 2019
461540
Looking over the side facing the hill
Photo taken by Jen Savage in November 2019
461541
The stone sides from under the bridge
Now you can see why locals call it the Troll Bridge
Photo taken by Jen Savage in November 2019
461542
Looking at the railing
Photo taken by Jen Savage in November 2019
461543
View of the opposite railing
Photo taken by Jen Savage in November 2019
Status: Collapsed after being struck by a vehicle and later replaced
Location: 41.456825,-85.567178
Carries Rochester Road (CR-750W) over Elkhart River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pinned Pratt through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Elkhart River on Rochester Road (CR-750W)
History: Built ca. 1890 by the Indiana Bridge Company; Replaced 1971
Built: ca. 1890
Location: Noble County
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470788
Ekkhart River Bridge
The South Bend Tribune: April 25 1971
470789
Elkhart River Bridge
Article
The South Bend Tribune: April 25 1971
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 41.497359,-85.376369
Carries Kelly Street over Arm of Sylvan Lake
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pony truss bridge over Arm of Sylvan Lake on Kelly Street
History:
Built:
Location: Noble County
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472620
Pre 1923 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.
