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Pigeon Creek IN 327 Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 41.651389,-85.174444

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Carries IN 327 over Pigeon Creek
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 84.0 Feet
Span Length: 44.9 Feet

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Pigeon Creek on IN 327
History: Built 1937; rehabilitated 1984
Built: 1937

Location: Steuben County

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309738

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Photo taken by Byron Miller in December 2014

309739

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Photo taken by Byron Miller in December 2014

309740

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Photo taken by Byron Miller in December 2014

309741

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Fish Creek Bridge

Status: Replaced by new bridge

Location: 41.543333,-84.973333

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Carries CR 100 E over Fish Creek
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed-spandrel arch
Total Length: 25.9 Feet
Span Length: 20.0 Feet

Overview: Lost concrete arch bridge over Fish Creek on CR 100 E
History: Built ca. 1940; replaced 1996
Built: ca. 1940

Location: Steuben County

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Old County Road Overpass

Status: Intact but closed to all traffic

Location: 41.534261,-84.890488

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Carries Old County Road over Indiana Northeastern Railroad
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Timber stringer bridge over Indiana Northeastern Railroad on Old County Road
History:
Built:

Location: Steuben County

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Pokagon State Park Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 41.707869,-85.032333

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Carries CR 196 over Park Road
Design: slab
Design Details: Timber slab (?)
Total Length: 69.9 Feet
Span Length: 27.9 Feet

Overview: Timber bridge over Park Road on CR 196
History: Built 1938; rehabilitated 2000
Built: 1938

Location: Steuben County

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IN - Hiram Sweet Ditch Bridge

Status: Replaced with culverts and fill

Location: 41.530805,-84.903351

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Carries Indiana Northeastern Railroad over Hiram Sweet Ditch
Design: girder/deck/concrete
Design Details: Concrete deck girder
Total Length: 150.0 Feet
Span Length: 30.0 Feet

Overview: Concrete deck girder bridge over Hiram Sweet Ditch on Indiana Northeastern Railroad
History: Built 1916; Replaced 2014
Built: 1916

Location: Steuben County

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StJV - West Branch Fish Creek Tributary Arch

Status: Derelict/abandoned

Location: 41.638262,-84.844641

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Carries Abandoned St Joseph Valley Railroad over Tributary of West Branch Fish Creek
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed-spandrel arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Abandoned closed-spandrel arch bridge over Tributary of West Branch Fish Creek on Abandoned St Joseph Valley Railroad
History:
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Location: Steuben County

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StJV - West Branch Fish Creek Arch

Status: Abandoned

Location: 41.636819,-84.830871

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Carries St Joseph Valley Railroad over West Branch Fish Creek
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed-spandrel arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Abandoned closed-spandrel arch bridge over West Branch Fish Creek on St Joseph Valley Railroad
History:
Built:

Location: Steuben County

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Old US 27 Pigeon Creek

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 41.576913,-85.008685

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Carries Old US 27 over Pigeon Creek
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Tee beam
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Concrete tee beam bridge over Pigeon Creek on Old US 27
History: Built 1927; replaced somewhere between 1994 and 1996
Built: 1927

Location: Steuben County

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414879

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Steuben 1

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

414880

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Teuben 2

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Fordin Bridge

Status: Replaced by new bridge

Location: 41.599566,-85.058917

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Carries Golden Lake Road over Pigeon Creek
Design: truss/bedstead/pratt
Design Details: 4-panel, pinned Pratt Bedstead pony truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Pratt Bedstead pony truss bridge over Pigeon Creek on Golden Lake Road
History: Replaced 1939
Built: ca. 1900

Location: Steuben County

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472991

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1920 postcard view

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Mystery Bridge near Angola

Status: No longer exists

Location: 41.613525,-85.076457

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Carries Road over Creek
Design: truss/pony/pratt
Design Details: Pinned Pratt pony truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Creek on Road
History: Unknown
Built:

Location: Steuben County

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473509

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1916 Postcard view

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Thunder Avenue Footbridge

Status: Open to pedestrians only

Location: 41.631755,-85.008590

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Carries Pedestrian path over Thunder Avenue
Design: suspension/stayed
Design Details: Cable-stayed footbridge with steel stringer approaches
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Cable-stayed bridge over Thunder Avenue on Pedestrian path
History:
Built:

Location: Steuben County

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507227

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Approaching from east

Photo taken by Paul Plassman in June 2019

507228

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Approaching from east, opposite side of road

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507229

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East elevation view

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507230

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Closer elevation view

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507231

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Tower and cable fan

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507232

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South half of bridge

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507233

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North main span

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507234

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Base of tower

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507235

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South approach

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507236

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Tower

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507237

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Cable anchors

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507238

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Central pier

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507239

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Deck structure

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507240

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Looking up

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507241

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Tower detail

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507242

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Cable details

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507243

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Southeast oblique view

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507244

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Elevation from east

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507245

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West elevation view

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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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