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Bells Branch Road Bridge

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.


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

Bells Branch Road Bridge
Bells Branch Road Bridge
Bells Branch Road Bridge
Bells Branch Road Bridge
Bells Branch Road Bridge
Bells Branch Road Bridge
Bells Branch Road Bridge
Bells Branch Road Bridge
Bells Branch Road Bridge

Information

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


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.

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