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15 responses to “12 truss bridges”
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Incredible work you do 👏
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Why thank you!
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Love this! Didn’t know so many still existed! —-T
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Quite a few are left. Often they’re on back roads. Highway truss bridges get replaced a lot because of heavy wear and/or increased traffic leading to widened roads.
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Oh man, truss bridges! Something near and dear to my heart. I die a little every time they replace one around here!
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Me too. Breaks my heart. I don’t understand why they can’t leave the old one in place and build a new one alongside it.
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Fantastic!! And I recognize a couple of those from the old Mother Road! :)
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Indeed! I think I kind of wore my kids out on that trip photographing the bridges.
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The Mill Creek Bridge on 42 in Putnam County was recently struck by a vehicle. It is closed through August for repairs. I know someone who lives right by it. He said it was not in good condition. Hopefully they won’t decide to replace it.
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I heard about the damage. I sure hope they’re able to save that bridge. It’s a terrific example of a kind of Indiana highway bridge that used to be so common.
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Jim, you would enjoy visiting the Historic Bridge Park near Battle Creek, MI and it’s small collection of truss bridges.
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Sounds like fun!
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Nice work! Have you see. David Plowden’s “Bridges: The Spans of North America”? Anyone who likes the American built landscape or Walker Evan’s photos will appreciate Plowden’s decades-long work.
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I have not! I’ll put that on my list.
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