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Photo courtesy of the Indiana State Department of Natural Resource, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology.

Overview: Lost two-span pony truss bridge over St. Marys River on CR 350 W
Location: Adams County, Indiana
Status: Replaced by new bridge
History: Built 1931; replaced 1991
Builder: - Indiana Department of Highways (Designer)
Design: Riveted Warren pony truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 91.9 ft.
Total length: 209.0 ft.
Deck width: 20.3 ft.
Skew angle: 40 degrees
Also called: County Bridge #9
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.89442, -85.00796 (decimal degrees)
40°53'40" N, 85°00'29" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/667805/4528946 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Poe
Inventory numbers: INNBI 0100007 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 38830 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 03/1990): Deck condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 5.5 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1990): 600