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Overview
Closed through truss bridge over West Fork White Lick Creek on CR 50 South
Location
Hendricks County, Indiana
Status
Closed to all traffic
History
Built 1886
Builder
- Indiana Bridge Co. of Indianapolis,IN
Design
Through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 149.9 ft.
Total length: 152.8 ft.
Deck width: 15.7 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 15.2 ft.
Inventory numbers
INNBI 3200137 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 16292 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 09/2004)
Deck condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 13.6 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2002)
630

Categories 

19th Century (1,723)
Baltimore truss (40)
Built 1886 (52)
Built during 1880s (482)
Closed (1,303)
Hendricks County, Indiana (37)
Indiana (1,568)
Indiana Bridge Co. of Indianapolis,IN (1)
Owned by county (14,138)
Span length 125-175 feet (1,989)
Structurally deficient (10,792)
Through truss (5,208)
Total length 125-175 feet (2,627)
Truss (15,742)

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West Fork White Lick Creek Bridge
Posted April 8, 2007, by Anthony Dillon (spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com)

YIKES!!! Not sure why this posted multiple times....sorry, ghost in the machine I guess.

West Fork White Lick Creek Bridge
Posted April 8, 2007, by Anthony Dillon (spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com)

This bridge is known as the "Twin Bridge". It originally had an iron railroad bridge that sat directly on top of it. That bridge was replaced in 1906 by the concrete arches that still exist behind this bridge. One of the abutments of the original bridge still exist. The 1906 date given for this bridge is incorrect. It was actually built in 1886 by the Indiana Bridge Co.(Indianapolis)in the short time before they moved to Muncie. It is a rare highway Baltimore thru truss. They built another one in Martin County over Indian Creek that is also still standing but abandoned. The Twin Bridge is scheduled for rehabilitation, possibly even as I write this. The following picture shows the iron roadway bridge and the concrete railroad arches.

Webmaster's note: The photo that was here has been incorporated into the main site.

West Fork White Lick Creek Bridge
Posted April 8, 2007, by Anthony Dillon (spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com)

This bridge is known as the "Twin Bridge". It originally had an iron railroad bridge that sat directly on top of it. That bridge was replaced in 1906 by the concrete arches that still exist behind this bridge. One of the abutments of the original bridge still exist. The 1906 date given for this bridge is incorrect. It was actually built in 1886 by the Indiana Bridge Co.(Indianapolis)in the short time before they moved to Muncie. It is a rare highway Baltimore thru truss. They built another one in Martin County over Indian Creek that is also still standing but abandoned. The Twin Bridge is scheduled for rehabilitation, possibly even as I write this. The following picture shows the iron roadway bridge and the concrete railroad arches.

Webmaster's note: The photo that was here has been incorporated into the main site.

West Fork White Lick Creek Bridge
Posted April 8, 2007, by Anthony Dillon (spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com)

This bridge is known as the "Twin Bridge". It originally had an iron railroad bridge that sat directly on top of it. That bridge was replaced in 1906 by the concrete arches that still exist behind this bridge. One of the abutments of the original bridge still exist. The 1906 date given for this bridge is incorrect. It was actually built in 1886 by the Indiana Bridge Co.(Indianapolis)in the short time before they moved to Muncie. It is a rare highway Baltimore thru truss. They built another one in Martin County over Indian Creek that is also still standing but abandoned. The Twin Bridge is scheduled for rehabilitation, possibly even as I write this. The following picture shows the iron roadway bridge and the concrete railroad arches.

Webmaster's note: The photo that was here has been incorporated into the main site.

West Fork White Lick Creek Bridge
Posted January 31, 2007, by Wayne Grodkiewicz (wgrodkiewi [at] aol [dot] com)

From the description given I believe this is the bridge. It has been closed for years.

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