Bells Branch Road Bridge

Bells Branch Road Bridge is a Pratt through truss located along Bells Branch Road over Laughery Creek between Dearborn and Ohio counties in Indiana. It was constructed in 1916by the Oregonia Bridge Company of Lebanon, Ohio. ¹

A rehabilitation project on the Bells Branch Road Bridge in 2009 ³ involved the repairing of deficient truss members, bridge railings, bearing plates, and abutments, the replacement of the driving deck, and the repainting of the crossing. ²

Information

• State: Indiana
• Route:
• Type: Pratt Through Truss
• Status: Active - Automobile
• Total Length: 147 feet
• Main Span Length: 142 feet
• Deck Width: 17 feet
• Truss Height:
• Above Vertical Clearance: 13.6 feet

Sources

1. Bridge plaque.
2. Listerman, J. Todd, ed. Request for Proposals Notification: County Bridge #15 over Laughery Creek on Bell Branch Road in Dearborn County. N.p.: Dearborn County Highway Department, 2007. Indiana Department of Transporttaion. Web. 30 Oct. 2012. RFP.
3. “Belles Branch Road Bridge.” HistoricBridges.org. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Oct. 2012. Article.