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Photo taken by Anthony Dillon

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Map 

Vicinity Map

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Facts 

Overview
Through truss bridge over White Lick Creek relocated to a park in Plainfield
Location
Plainfield, Hendricks County, Indiana
Status
Open to pedestrians only on a trail.
Future prospects
Relocated
History
Built 1886 by the Morse Bridge Co.
Builder
- Morse Bridge Co.
Design
Pinned, wrought iron Warren through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 167.6 ft.
Total length: 171.9 ft.
Deck width: 15.7 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 21.6 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.69642, -86.40189   (decimal degrees)
39°41'47" N, 86°24'07" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/551280/4394234 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Plainfield
Inventory numbers
INNBI 3200232 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
NRHP 03000140 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 16296 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log 

  • October 6, 2008: Updated by Anthony Dillon

Sources 

  • Anthony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com

Comments 

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

Given the description, date, and location of the bridge I believe this to be the bridge in question. It is now a pedestrian bridge in a park in Plainfield, IN. It is a Warren Truss.

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