Historic Bridges of the U.S. | Big Monon Ditch Bridge

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Overview: Through truss bridge over Big Monon Ditch on CR 700 South
Location: Pulaski County, Indiana
Status: Closed to all traffic
History: Built ca. 1890
Design: Through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 116.1 ft.
Total length: 120.0 ft.
Deck width: 14.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 17.6 ft.
Inventory numbers: INNBI 6600010 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 16892 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 2000): Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 17.00 (out of 100)

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June 27, 2008: Updated by Kim Harvey

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Tom Hall - thomas [dot] hall [at] ffni [dot] com

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Big Monon Ditch Bridge

Posted March 28, 2007, by Tom Hall (thomas [dot] hall [at] ffni [dot] com)

Anthony, thanks for sharing this bit of information. I'm glad to hear there may still be a chance for this bridge.

Big Monon Ditch Bridge

Posted March 28, 2007, by Anthony Dillon (spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com)

I believe this bridge has been dismantled for use in a Hendricks County park. It's a Warren truss.

Big Monon Ditch Bridge

Posted March 25, 2007, by Tom Hall (thomas [dot] hall [at] ffni [dot] com)

I thought this bridge still existed. Unfortunately I was wrong.

I found out that it had been closed for close to 30 years, and was removed when the county had the ditch dredged about 2 years ago. Anyway, since I was there I thought I should at least take a couple of pictures in its honor.

By the way, this is the middle of nowhere that you’ve all heard about!

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