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Facts 

Overview
Whipple through truss bridge over St. Joseph River on Van Zile Road
Location
Allen County, Indiana
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1883; rehabilitated 1999
Builder
- Massillon Bridge Co. of Massillon, Ohio
Design
Pinned Whipple through truss.
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 169.9 ft.
Total length: 178.1 ft.
Deck width: 16.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 17.6 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.24611, -84.97278   (decimal degrees)
41°14'46" N, 84°58'22" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/669861/4568059 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Grabill
Inventory numbers
INNBI 0200022 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 15797 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 07/2006)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 67.1 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2006)
146

Update Log 

  • August 5, 2008: Updated by Anthony Dillon
  • July 26, 2008: Updated by Anthony Dillon: Builder and truss type

Sources 

  • Anthony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com