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I spent the weekend in Northeast Indiana, and added pictures of several bridges in Allen, Huntington, and Wells Counties. You can view them on the pages of these counties. Enjoy!

Photo 1- Looking west from south bank

Photo 2- Looking North

Derelect Through Truss. May have originaly served CR92/Crider Rd prior to the building of I-71.

Photo 1- Looking West from under I-71

Photo 2- Looking South

Photo 3- Looking South

Photo 4- North abutment

Photo 5- Looking South/I-71 in background

Photo 6- Looking South/I-71 in background

Oh my heavens!!!!!! I finally found other pictures of this trestle. Does anyone have a photo of the tracks as you are looking across the bridge, like a view from the deck. I saw this trestle when my mom and I were taking one of our vacations coming up from Florida ( came through Georgia, Tennessee, and Kentucky ) to Missouri. The first time I saw this bridge, I nearly had a heart attack. Man, it is AWESOME!!!!! I plan on building one like it for a model railroad.

Gallopin' Gertie looked pretty nice on opening day!

Here are a couple of very interesting historical pictures of the bridge. The first one is construction of the bridge in 1928. The second picture is the from the first year the bridge was opened in 1929. Some interesting facts, the first person to cross the bridge was an 11 year old boy on a bicycle. The first vehicle to cross was a greyhound bus.

Saving a truss bridge beats replacing it with an UCEB if feasable.

this is actually the so called IL 161 Extension that several counties actually brag about.

No one really seems to know for sure why it has that moniker.

The Bugline follows an abandoned rail right-of-way that went into service circa 1890 to service the quarry operations in Lannon. (See the category Lannon Stone for more about the quarries and stone.)

The line was built by the Milwaukee, Menomonee Falls & Western Railroad from Granville to Sussex and it was extended to Merton and North Lake about 1897. The "Bugline" was acquired by the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad (The Milwaukee Road) about 1900 and abandoned in the 1960's. (These dates are also in question but are probably accurate within a couple of years either way.)

The right-of-way from Granville to Menomonee Falls was never developed into a trail and probably never will be, since it used to cross US 41 (now a freeway) at grade, much of it is now on private property and part of it is now covered by several feet of the Omega Hills landfill in the eastern edge of Menomonee Falls.

The Merton to North Lake segment of the old short line was operated as a historic steam railroad that operated out of North Lake. That has long since ceased operation (the last run was in October, 2001) and the locomotive is now on static display in Black River Falls, Wisconsin.

Waukesha County is talking about extending the trail through North Lake and along the Oconomowoc River to Monches Park. The development is not without controversy (is any government development without its critics?) but that doesn't answer your question, does it?

As far as I know, the short line railroad was even called the Bugline and why it is called that is just one of those things lost to history.

Does anyone know why this bridge was abandonded? or why it was originally built? The road leading down to it is nearly impossible to drive even in a pickup.

Photo taken from the closed (as of 8-4-08) Judsonia Bridge just to the west.

I visited the Judsonia Bridge on 8-4-08 and found that there have been gates placed at each end to prevent vehicle traffic from entering the bridge. The gates and posts looked like they had been placed very recently because the welds and bare metal parts were not rusted.

The gates were humg on hinges and a chain and padlock placed on the free end. I saw this as hope that the bridge would be repaired and reopened. If it were permanently closed, I don't think there would have been reason to place moveable gates.

While walking out onto the bridge, just the weight of my body caused a few creaks and rattles. Jumping up and down caused several more rattles.

Pictures #11 and #13 on the main page are actually of the railroad bridge just to the east of this bridge.

The railroad grade at this location is also the northern boundary of Fort Riley. The north side of this bridge is accessible from Bala Park. The south side is in Fort Riley.

This bridge was removed and replaced with a concrete structure. opened last year. The new bridge is 6 lanes..

this bridge was replaced with a concrete structure two years ago. New bridge wider with a walkway on north side of bridge..

this bridge was closed to traffic last year. New bridge built 6 lanes, beside this bridge. It is still intact, but closed to trafic.

I grew up on a farm along hwy Y to the south of the bridge. I do not have many memories that do not include setting traps, setting trot lines or hunting arrowheads along the cuivre in this area. These excursions normaly ended with a chain burger at the chain of rocks tavern. then later in life, when dating my wife, I found out the she was scared to death to cross the old bridge. so I made it a point to take her across every time I had a chance. I always told her, that old bridge will be here longer than we will.

YES.........

There is almost always a way to obtain these bridges. You can start with a call to the highway department of the county the bridge is located in. They should be able to tell you the current status of the bridge, and if there are any reuse plans already in place for the bridge. If the county has control of the bridge you would probably go through the county government. If it is a state bridge you would contact the state DOT, many of which have a reuse program in place for historic bridges. I believe Missouri is one of these. Here in Indiana I come across many bridges that have been relocated to private drives. Good Luck!

Tony

Very true! This has been the problem with historic bridges from the start. Imagine how much money would be saved if the bridges we have were taken care of. Concerned citizens need to contact their legisators and ask they fund repair and maintainance and not replacement.

There is no mention to the fact that this bridge was built from the frame work of the ferris wheel at the 1892 Chicago Worlds Fair

Photographs taken Spring 2008

We read in the Odessa, Mo. paper earlier this year or last year that this bridge would be replaced soon...Do counties give bridges away to landowners who could use them, et. span gullies on their property?? versus destroying them or sending them to bridge cemetary???

any info would be appreciated. thank you

If it was an interurban line, it may have just been a "catchy" name given to it. We had one that went through my hometown that was called the "Honey Bee" Line. Don't know that it really stood for anything, but I think it was just to promote and get people to ride it.

Hello,

I'm try to find out why the new bike trail from Menomonee Falls to Merton, Wisconsin is called the 'bug-line'. Was is because of the 'doodle bug' light gas powered passenger equipment or ?

John Miller, South Milwaukee,Wisconsin

Calvin thanks so much for sharing these photos of the Marshall County bridges. They are great !

Wayne K.

You probably don't want to try to find this bridge using the GPS coordinates because they seem to be off slightly. On my map, these coordinates put the bridge somewhere north of Hudson Bay, near the arctic circle.

You probably won't want to try to find this bridge using the GPS coordinates, they'll take you north of Hudson Bay somewhere near the arctic circle. I believe this might be a slight mistake.

The need to replace the bridge is apparent from looking, but..just how structurally sound are the piers and how well will they support the weight of the new construction?

The design company of the Luling Bridge was never mentioned.

Franklin Leinhardt, a Bridge and Road Design Engineering firm based in New York City, designed and engineered the Luling bridge along with partner Majesk Master.

The bridge was conceptualized by a Ukrainian American named Myrin Lepkaluk the owner of Franklin Leinhardt. Although, Myrin's original design was altered by Louisiana Department of Highways in Baton Rouge,it still remains one of the most beautiful bridges in the world.

Locals think it was designed by an Asian company.

I did Engineering Public Relations for Franklin Leinhardt while living in New York City in the 90's.

Every beautiful design warrants mention of its creator.

Thanks,

Cartrecia DiMaggio

Tulane Engineering Grad and Global PR Consultant

You have this bridge duplicated down the page with two different BH ID numbers.

They have decided to close and rebuild the bridge, even to foot traffic before it is torn down in a couple months.

Thank you for photo. It will be 100 year old. State dept. of transportment will check this bridge. It is poor condition.

Future prospects; Scheduled for replacement soon or about summer 2015.

THANK YOU.

This bridge you call the Turkey Knob Bridge is a bridge that I have always know as the Orleans Bridge. Since it is at the site of the town of Orleans,Mo. which is know longer there. The only thing that is lift of Orleans is the school house at the top of the hill to the east of the bridge.

The bridge is still there. They did not redo the bridge, but only realigned the road on either side.

Yes, the bridge is on east 8th street, east of Walter Johnson Park. I suspect that this bridge would easily qualify for the National Register of Historic Places and it would probably be a worthwhile venture for somebody to attempt to do so.

I added some new photos including a couple re-shoots with a better camera.

this bridge has been torn down and is being replaced by a modern concrete girder bridge

this bridge has been damaged by the july 26th 2008 floods but was saved by local residents by removing siding so the water could flow through it.

this bridge was washed off of its colums and destroyed by flood waters on july 26th 2008. i have seen the damage first hand. it is gone.

I am glad to see this bridge on your web site. I have lived near this bridge most of my life, walked across many times, nervous about driving across it the first time. Lot of memories and a lot of history. Thank you for featuring this bridge.

Nancy Aldrich

Mile Corner Road

Pilot Grove, Mo

This little bridge has been through quite a lot in its life of 60 years. It is now relegated to one-car-at-a-time status. I have attached a photo of the truss.

This bridge is closed.

This bridge is gone. It was replaced recently with a pony truss sort of thing.

I was just down there last Sunday,7.19.08, and a sign posted on the right side of the approach to the bridge noted that the pedestrian walkway across the bridge was not safe to walk.

When I was growing up in the Alton-Godfrey area, circa 1955-1965, I remember a wooden bridge that crossed over the railroad tracks at the north end of Alby Street where it terminated at Humbert Road.

I remember a big, brown, wooden bridge arching up into the air over the tracks. As our car started the steep climb, my father would blow the horn on the car to alert oncoming drivers.

Does anyone else remember this bridge? Does anyone have a digital photo they could send by e-mail?

A new kind of covered 'bridge'. :)

The bridge is blocked, and the street goes nowere

Some of the men in this photograph may have built a few of the bridges on this site.

I re-visited this bridge 23 July 2008. It's in really good conditon for being almost 80 years old.

Is this the bridge on East 8th? Is there a possibility it will be torn down when the new WalMart is built? I would hate to see that happen.

This bridge was rehabilitated a couple years ago.

This bridge no longer operates.

This bridge no longer operates.

This bridge no longer operates.

I believe this bridge was originally design by Hardesty & Hanover but was originally at another location along the Lewes-Rehoboth Canal. I think they floated it down stream and erected it in a new location.

This bridge was designed by Hardesty & Hanover in the 1980s.

The Conde B. McCullough Bridge is named in honor of the lead engineer. There are a couple of reasons for this...

1.The McCullough Legacy:

C.B. McCullough was the state bridge engineer for Oregon from 1919 to 1935. Under his watch many of the key spans on Oregon early highways were designed and constructed. His philosophy to bridge design was to make the structure fit the site in which it was being built, have the bridge be cost effective, and finally he emphasized building structures that were pleasing to the eye.

McCullough assisted in pioneering different design and construction methods in concrete arch construction, along with building a solid reputation for the Oregon Highway Department. The legacy he left still lives in the design and maintenance of Oregon Bridges (with the notable acceptation of the interstate system). Oregon is one of the leaders in historic bridge preservation along with creating innovative and eye pleasing structures to replace aging structures.

2.Final Bridge:

The Coos Bay crossing was the last and largest bridge McCullough designed while the state bridge engineer. The bridge also completed the Oregon portion of the Pacific Coast Highway. He accepted a post in Central America designing bridges on the Pan-American Highway in 1935 and had to leave the Oregon Highway Department.

There is a great book written by Robert Hadlow called

"Elegant Arches, Soaring Spans"

It is a biography about Conde McCullough, and the bridges he worked on.

The railroad bridge was completed in 1880 by Chief Engineer George Morrison and the span was rebuilt in 1902. The adjacent automobile bridge was completed in 1935.

I do not know the exact history of the Revenue Bridge but here is what I do know.

The bridge has been rumored to have been moved in from another location which is very popular practice for the Clackamas County Public Works Department.

I am not sure if the structure started as a through truss somewhere else, but it does have stout cross beams on the bottom chords of the trusses. This leads me to think that your idea is very resonable considering the past practices of Clackamas County.

I have actually been in search of the history of this structure since it should be gone before the end of the year.

The bridge is gone as of today, July 24, 2008.

See pictures below (taken by me).

The highway span looks simular to the recently demolished Hermann Bridge. I wonder if this bridge was designed and built by the same company as the Hermann span. PLUS I am sure a UCEB or a steel stringer span exists there today. Is the old railroad bridge still standing?

We have five of these in the North Country region of NY state a few near the Erie Canal (such as Boonville, connected with a short but pleasant Canal Walk path) and one up in Canton NY (St. Lawrence Country) which has just been restored. These five were apparently designed by the same individual. I didn't know there were others elsewhere in the US and even in the UK!

I'll add a picture of the one in Canton if I can get a chance to take a photo soon.

EG

Do you think this bridge started life as a through type bridge and later it was recycled and placed here in its present configuration?

These are pics I took 7-19-08 of the Dey Road Bridge.

pic 1 "full view"

pic 2 "south portal

pic 3 "original lattice railing"

pic 4 "bracing detail"

pic 5 "new bridge" (built 1995)

This bridge is just down the road from our house . I really enjoy driving over the bridge and seeing the creek and the varied wildlife. The bridge, being old & historic is part of the charm.

I do hope that this bridge is not replaced anytime soon.

Thanks for the info about the bridge and nice job with all the pics. They are great.

Thank you for photo.Central Avenue Bridge are poor condition.

Future Prospects;Scheduled for replacement soon. Thank you.

Thank You for photo. It was good bridge. Washington of Transportment already check bridge.

Future Prospect; Scheduled for replacement about Summer 2015. Thank You.

The information came from the 1968 Washington County History Book that was published in coordination of the 150th anniversary of Illinois. It was on Page 13 and provided a photo of the bridge before it was torn down.

I am a director on the Sutliff Bridge Authority in Iowa and as many have heard, the 08 flooding has taken out part of our historic bridge. We are doing everything we can to keep the two remaining spans. Our insurance will no longer cover us for liability, does anyone know of any insurance companies that might work with us? We also need information about any grants that might be available and who we should contact for any kind of assistance. We have started to contact a few, but want to be sure we look into every option before having to remove the entire bridge.

Pictures from a nice summer evening - July 22, 2008. Could feel a little "give" while standing on the bridge and my wife drove the Suburban over...

I have never seen this bridge and only know about it from the NRHP listing. I have not seen pictures of it, nor do I know if it still exists.

Thank God that the Moscow Covered Bridge is going to be rebuilt!! Like any bridge project which involves rebuilding/remodeling, it won't be an easy task but in the long run it'll be worth all the time & effort & for that we should be thankful that a historical landmark of this magnitude is getting redone & all.

This bridge(ex-C&NW, now UP) without a doubt is something any motorist would want to brace themselves for (especially with the concrete abutments at either approach ) & makes for one adrenalin-fueled adventure for anyone who wants to travel the Lincoln Highway in this part of Iowa.

All around, awesome pics!!

This website has photos.

http://undergroundozarks.com/blog/sertile/index.php/2006/05/30/old_military_bridge_fort_scott_ks

I wonder if the "25" daily traffic count includes the horse traffic. Kinda makes the term "pony truss" more appropriate for this bridge.

I should mention that I have not actually seen this bridge. It is listed on the NRHP however.

This bridge may or may not still be standing. The roads in both directions dead-end well before they approach the river.

Although this resembles a Pennsylvania Truss, it is actually a very early Camelback with a sub-divided center panel. Oldest Camelback in Indiana.

This bridge no longer exists. It was removed sometime during the third week of May, 1998.

It is normally called the "Manette Bridge"

Thank you for taking these photos and placing them on the web. This is a beautiful bridge and has been a source of enjoyment to many young people and older alike as they walk across and peer down into the mysteries below.

Sorry for all the misspelling on orignal post - was posting at 2:00am

Bridge in good shape, though it could use a paint job. Parking lot on east end, south side. Follow steps down to canoe launch for good view of underside of bridge.

Bridge looks completed, new approaches yet to finished and paved as of 07/19/08. Glad to see that it was restored and not replaced as orignally planned.

Still standing as of July 19th, 2008

If you are into rail bridges, strongly recommend this one.

A long way to the bottom, spans a canyon with Deer Creek at the bottom. At east end of Delphi Historic Trail System. Leave Delphi on St. Hwy. 25 north turn east on 300N - just past former RR overpass, now part of trail system. Follow 300N approx. 1/2 mile, SMALL parking area on south side - trail system sign at parking area. Follow trail till it intersects with former RR bed ( now groomed trail ) turn left and follow to brigde - 1/4 mile. WARNING - STRAIGHT DROP OFF AT ABUTTEMENTS - LONG LONG WAY TO THE CREEK BELOW !

Easy bridge to visit - totally restored - part of the Wabash Heritage Corridor Trail system. Spans the Wabash & Erie Canal. Just west of US 421 and St. Hwy 25 intersection - south side - behind the Pizza Hut. Turn south on Bicycle Bridge road, you can not miss it. Take note of Stone Arch Bridge ( built in 1901 ) that you cross over just before turning into parking area. Recommend that you also visit restored Bowstring Arch Bridge ( built in 1873 ) on north end of town also crossing Wabash & Erie Canal

Bridge connects two sections of Angel Hill golf course divided by Wildcat Creek. Open to walkers and golf carts only. You can drive by vehicle to bridge by using 800 south (Carroll County) driving west from St. Hwy.75

Visited and photographed this bridge on Wednesday, July 9, 2008. Easy to find; easy to photograph. Located just west of I-55. Bridge appears to be in good condition and taken care of.

Visited and photographed this bridge on Wednesday, July 9, 2008. Easy to find; easy to photograph. Located just west of I-55. Bridge appears to be in good condition and taken care of.

Visited and photographed this bridge on Thurday, July 10, 2008. Bridge in good shape and has long approaches. Not easy to photograph due to the summer overgrowth. Bridge actually in the "ghost" town of Bondsville, Arkansas. Not much of the town left except for a few vacant buildings. Interesting area to be in due to Dyess, Arkansas near by; the boyhood home of Johnny Cash.

This bridge no longer exists, found a photo on the Allen Co. engineer site of a concrete slab now in place.

http://coengr.co.allen.oh.us/Pictures/Bridge_Dept_Photos/Bice3.JPG

UECB stands for UCEB, whichever way it means those ugly concrete "overpasses" we all dread whenever a historic bridge is closed down.

Any GOLF COURSES out there interested??????

I just browzed through several pics of abandoned, closed, and "adoptable" bridges on this site. I truely think some of them could be reused as not only foot bridges. Yes lots of historic spans HAVE turned into elegantly restored foot bridges. Another use for a historic bridge could be the golf course. One or more old bridges could saved by converting them into passageways for golf carts. This idea could give life to many historic bridges as the ruthless UECB continues to "spoil" our countyside.

Thanks for the info on my Flickr photo regarding the Arkadelphia Bridge... The dates and the relocation info were very interesting...

This bridge has been demolished. Photos of the demolition and construction of the new bridge are available on:

http://www.thenewi64.org

This bridge has been demolished. Photos of the demolition and construction of the new bridge are available on:

http://thenewi64.org

There was a fish camp on the river. It had a screened in area with picnic tables, and juke box. Running Bear.

There was an artesian well in a small field of wild flower's, butterflies, fireflies in the tall grasses. The owners had a monkey that lived in the huge old oaks.I could run and play with the monkey up in the trees and the camps bird dog.

All the Bryant family, aunt's, uncle's, cousin's, grandparent's would go there on a Friday or Saturday late evening. Everything was so green, hot, the sun setting. The sounds of the river down below rippling over river stones. The birds singing a night song.

They always made me eat white bread so it would catch any fish bones. Yuck!!

Menu was, fish, hush puppies, slaw, beans, and colder than cold 6oz cokes.

You could hear the cars go over the bridge, the boards bumping on the deck, sometimes the bridge shaking.

Who needs Disneyland?

This place was like heaven.

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This was a nice bridge, but really needed to be replaced. Concrete was missing from places on the abutments and the girders were completly rusted. It also needed to be longer as the highway will now have four lanes in each direction instead of three. The new bridge will be an art deco style. Photos of the demolition of the bridge and construction of the new bridge as well as a webcam of the site and information on the project are available on:

www.thenewi64.org

i have heard ghost stories of this bridge ever since i was little and i was just wondering if any body knew if they were true? they were about a girl who got killed and they say if you stop she will push you across the bridge and that if you but powder on your trunk you will see her had prints. please e-mail me back!!!!