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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 Sugar Creek on CR 700 N
Location: Boone County, Indiana
Status: Replaced by new bridge
History: Built ca. 1905; replaced 1996
Design: Pinned Pratt through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 149.9 ft.
Total length: 151.9 ft.
Deck width: 16.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 20.0 ft.
Also called: Sugar Creek Bridge
Boone County Bridge #16
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.14200, -86.63666 (decimal degrees)
40°08'31" N, 86°38'12" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/530949/4443581 (zone/easting/northing)
Elevation: 798 ft. above sea level
USGS topographic map: Colfax
Inventory numbers: INNBI 0600009 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 38853 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 02/1991): Deck condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 27.2 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1989): 100