Fall Fork Bridge
Facts
- Overview
- Through truss bridge over Fall Fork Clifty Creek on CR 300 North
- Location
- Bartholomew County, Indiana
- Status
- Intact but closed to all traffic
- History
- Built ca. 1920
- Design
- Riveted, 6-panel Pratt through truss
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 98.4 ft.
Total length: 103.0 ft.
Deck width: 17.7 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 14.0 ft.
- Also called
- County Bridge #39
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +39.24611, -85.70722 (decimal degrees)
39°14'46" N, 85°42'26" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 16/611556/4344884 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Grammer
- Inventory numbers
- INNBI 0300037 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 15810 (Bridgehunter.com ID) - Inspection (as of 03/2015)
- Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 16.2 (out of 100) - Average daily traffic (as of 2011)
- 130
Update Log
- March 28, 2016: New photos from Mike Daffron
- February 10, 2016: Updated by J.P.: closed to traffic
- December 27, 2011: Updated by J.P.: Added category "Illinois Steel Co."
- December 19, 2011: Updated by Tony Dillon: Added county bridge number
- December 17, 2011: Updated by J.P.: Added category "One-lane traffic"
- March 22, 2010: New photos from Anthony Dillon
Sources
- Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com
- J.P. - wildcatjon2000 [at] gmail [dot] com
- Mike Daffron - daffmikron [at] gmail [dot] com
Comments
I found the bridge closed last night(6-9) with gravel at each end. Instead of being restored a few years ago, I think it was just painted black over the rust and the floor boards replaced. The weight limit suddenly went from eight tons to three before closure. I just read Nathan's post on how the bridge was like not on historic selection which is crazy. That shouldn't be a reason just to tear the bridge down. Its a lovely little bridge near the beautiful Anderson Falls area. Losing this bridge would turn the area into a dump.
Restored? Looks instead like its on the chopping block. http://www.therepublic.com/view/local_story/County-must-deci...
Nice little riveted thru truss that has been restored. Don't know who the builder was, but it's interesting to note that this bridge carries markings from 3 steel companies- Cambria, J&L, and Illinois.
Webmaster's note: The photo that was here has been incorporated into the main site.
This page's URL is http://bridgehunter.com/in/bartholomew/300037/
checked on the bridge on 2-8, the bridge is still closed, noticed there is ply wood on each of the bridge. not sure if its a deck issue or what the reason is for the closure.