Beulah Bridge - rural Fountain County, IN
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N 40° 14.698 W 087° 13.099
16T E 481431 N 4454969
This is is a Pin-connected, 6-panel Pratt through truss bridge, crossing the Big Shawnee Creek, on County Road 230 East, in Shawnee Township, Fountain County, Indiana.
Waymark Code: WMM6NA
Location: Indiana, United States
Date Posted: 07/31/2014
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This is is a Pin-connected, 6-panel Pratt through truss bridge, crossing the Big Shawnee Creek, on County Road 230 East, in Shawnee Township, Fountain County, Indiana.
This bridge is located on County Road 230 East, a gravel road, otherwise known as Beulah Road. According to Bridgehunter (
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Its length is approximately 120 feet. It has a wooden deck, similar to the covered bridges that are fairly common in Indiana. The posted weight limit is only 3 Tons.
The condition of this interesting old bridge is structurally deficient, according to Bridgehunter (
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Shawnee Township is one of eleven townships in Fountain County, Indiana, United States. (
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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. (
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