The Hendricks Ford Road Bridge is an abandoned bridge that carried Hendricks Ford Road over the Driftwood River in Bartholomew County, Indiana.
The Hendricks Ford Road Bridge is an abandoned bridge that carried Hendricks Ford Road over the Driftwood River in Bartholomew County, Indiana.
The two-span pinned double-intersection Pratt (Whipple) through truss was constructed in 1880 by the King Bridge Company. 3 It was later closed to through traffic as it was adjoining Camp Atterbury. By 2001, the bridge was only used by a local saddle club, which checks out the gate key from the military installation. 2
Details
- State: Indiana
- Route: Hendricks Ford Road
- Status: Abandoned or Closed
- Type: Whipple Through Truss
- Total Length: 316'
- Main Span Length: 158'
- Spans: 0
- Deck Width: 0
- Roadway Width: 17'
- Height of Structure: 0
- Above Vertical Clearance: 0
- Navigational Clearance: 0
Sources
- Cooper, James L. “Hendricks Ford Bridge.” National Park Service, 1984.
- Clark, John. “Bridge jumpers arrested.” The Republic, 3 Jul. 2001, pp. A1-A10.
- “Bridges.” Engineering News, 29 May 1880, p. 190.