North Fork Coal Creek Bridge - rural Fountain County, IN - Truss Bridges on Waymarking.com

This is a Parker through truss bridge, crossing the north fork of Coal Creek, on County Road 200 East, in Shawnee Township, Fountain County, Indiana.

This steel girder bridge is located on County Road 200 East, a gravel road, otherwise known as North Foster Road.

According to Bridgehunter (visit link) the original bridge was a bolted Warren through truss design, built about 1901, by the Attica Bridge Co, of nearby Attica, Indiana, but was replaced in 2009. The new bridge is of a Parker through truss design (visit link)

Its length is approximately 109 feet. It has a concrete deck, that was cast in place. The posted weight limit is 5 Tons, although that would probably have been for the over one hundred year old original bridge. The condition of this replacement bridge is very good, according to Uglybridges (visit link)

Shawnee Township is one of eleven townships in Fountain County, Indiana, United States. (visit link)

Fountain County lies in the western part of the U.S. state of Indiana on the east side of the Wabash River. The county was officially established in 1826 and was the 53rd in Indiana. (visit link)

Date Built: 01/01/2009 Length of Span: 109 feet www: http://uglybridges.com/1171458 Parking Coordinates:: Not Listed

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