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

Overview: Lost through truss bridge over Cedar Creek on IN 1
Location: Allen County, Indiana
Status: Replaced by new bridge
History: Built 1939; rehabilitated 1977; replaced 1995
Builder: - Indiana Department of Transportation
Design: Riveted Parker through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 174.9 ft.
Total length: 176.8 ft.
Deck width: 27.9 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 14.1 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +41.20277, -85.02737 (decimal degrees)
41°12'10" N, 85°01'39" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/665396/4563142 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Cedarville
Inventory numbers: INNBI 000450 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 38832 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 07/1991): Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 62.3 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1988): 7,100

Cedar Creek Bridge

Posted July 16, 2012, by Todd (waycool67 [at] rocketmail [dot] com)

I have fond memories crossing this bridge the back way to Ft. Wayne. The concrete thing today sickens me.