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
- Average daily traffic (as of 2011)
- 130
- Inventory numbers
- INNBI 0300037 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 15810 (Bridgehunter.com ID) - Inspection report (as of March 2015)
- Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 16.2 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com
Update Log
- November 18, 2017: New video from Mike Daffron
- 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
C'mon Bartholomew County! Hope it gets repaired!!
heard over the weekend that all decking had been removed and thought that this was the beginning of the end. then this morning saw Heavy equipment and a trailer full of heavy I beams. drove by and there were folks getting ready to do work??? saw an article in the republic dated July 2017 that this was on a list of the top 5 bridges to be rehabilitated in the county???
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.
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/
Bridge has been reopened with a new metal grate deck and a 5 ton limit. This doesn't seem like an extensive rehab. Possibly touching up on things and deck replacement. I can't help but wonder if the bridge will get an entire rehab someday.