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Sparks Ferry Bridge

The Sparks Ferry Bridge is a closed through and pony truss structure over the East Fork White River in Jackson and Washington counties in Indiana.



The Sparks Ferry Bridge is a closed two-span structure spanning the East Fork White River in Jackson and Washington counties, Indiana. It features a pinned Pratt through truss and a pinned Pratt pony truss.

Built around 1890 by the Youngstown Bridge Company of Youngstown, Ohio, it is also known as the Sparksville Bridge and County Bridge No. 203. 1 The bridge was closed to traffic in 2006 when a replacement structure opened nearby.


Details

  • State: Indiana
  • Route: Sparks Ferry Road
  • Status: Abandoned or Closed
  • Type: Pratt Pony Truss, Pratt Through Truss
  • Total Length: 425'
  • Main Span Length: 176'
  • Spans: 0
  • Deck Width: 15.4'
  • Roadway Width: 0
  • Height of Structure: 0
  • Above Vertical Clearance: 27'
  • Navigational Clearance: 0


Sources

  1. Cooper, James L. “Sparksville Bridge.” National Park Service, 1984.

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