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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 Eel River on CR 600 S
Location: Clay County, Indiana
Status: Replaced by new bridge
History: Built in 1899 by the Indiana Bridge Company; replaced 1992
Builders: - George Notter (Contractor)
- Indiana Bridge Co. of Muncie, Indiana (Fabricator)
Design: Pinned Pratt through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 153.9 ft.
Total length: 160.1 ft.
Deck width: 14.8 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 14.5 ft.
Also called: County Bridge #186
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.30154, -87.20869 (decimal degrees)
39°18'06" N, 87°12'31" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/482006/4350260 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Saline City
Inventory numbers: INNBI 1100157 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 38904 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 04/1990): Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 22.8 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1990): 100

March 9, 2010: Updated by Anthony Dillon: Added builder, truss type and coordinates
January 31, 2009: Added by James Baughn