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2 Pony truss on North end

Photo taken by Robert Stephenson in October 2007

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First span looking south

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Inside first through truss

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Second span looking south

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Third span looking south

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Facts

Overview: Through truss bridge over White River on Old US 41 in Hazleton
Location: Knox County, Indiana
Status: Closed to all traffic
History: Built 1945
Design: Through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 195.8 ft.
Total length: 1,988.3 ft.
Deck width: 20.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 7.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +38.49028, -87.55000 (decimal degrees)
38°29'25" N, 87°32'60" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory numbers: INNBI 4200257 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 16470 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection
Average daily traffic (as of 1998): 200

Comments

White River Old US 41 Bridge

Posted September 13, 2007, by Anonymous

This bridge was actually built ca1923. It has at least four Parker spans with two pony approach spans on the south side and on the north I'm not sure because I didn't walk it. It is an incredibly neat bridge with some length. This would be a great bridge to restore and preserve. It would be a shame to let it go too far gone.

White River Old US 41 Bridge

Posted December 9, 2006, by Tom Hoffman (tehoffm [at] hotmail [dot] com)

I'll bet this bridge was built many years earlier than 1945 because it is rather narrow and such. It is indeed an impressive bridge and hope it can be preserved.

White River Old US 41 Bridge

Posted November 5, 2006, by Dan Reitmeyer (danreitmeyer [at] charter [dot] net)

This bridge has been closed for over 20 years now, but fun to walk across.