Kirks Ford Road Bridge

Photos

Photo taken by John Weller in April 2009

BH Photo #137707

video by Mike Daffron

Overview: Pony truss bridge over Middle Fork Salt Creek on Kirks Ford Road
Location: Brown County, Indiana
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1915
Design: Riveted Pratt pony truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 77.4 ft.
Total length: 82.0 ft.
Deck width: 15.4 ft.
Recognition: Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Also called: Brown County Bridge #127
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.08945, -86.22076 (decimal degrees)
39°05'22" N, 86°13'15" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/567390/4326991 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Story
Average daily traffic (as of 2017): 15
Inventory numbers: INNBI 0700075 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 15857 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of October 2018): Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 44.6 (out of 100)
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