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

Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over Blue Creek on CR 500 East
Location: Adams County, Indiana
Status: Replaced
History: Built 1925; rehabilitated 1983
Design: Bolted Warren pony truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 65.2 ft.
Total length: 68.9 ft.
Deck width: 18.3 ft.
Skew angle: 40 degrees
Also called: County Bridge #108
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.69768, -84.84029 (decimal degrees)
40°41'52" N, 84°50'25" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/682469/4507441 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Willshire
Inventory numbers: INNBI 0100084 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 15775 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 06/2006): Deck condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Excellent (9 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 99.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2004): 75