Aikman Creek IN 257 Bridge

Photos 

Photo courtesy of the Indiana State Department of Natural Resource, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology.

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Map 

Facts 

Overview

Lost pony truss bridge over Aikman Creek on IN 257

Location

Daviess County, Indiana

Status

Replaced by new bridge

History

Built 1938; rehabilitated 1977; replaced 2003

Design

Pony truss

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 84.0 ft.
Total length: 85.9 ft.
Deck width: 23.9 ft.

Also called

Indiana State Highway Bridge #257-14-3016A

Approximate latitude, longitude

+38.56889, -87.10889   (decimal degrees)
38°34'08" N, 87°06'32" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

16/490514/4268943 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Glendale

Average daily traffic (as of 2004)

2,666

Inventory numbers

INNBI 030950 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 15984 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Inspection report (as of July 2015)

Overall condition: Good
Superstructure condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 98.2 (out of 100)
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Update Log 

• December 4, 2016: Updated by Mike Daffron: Added bridge number
• October 21, 2016: New photos from Mike Daffron
• March 10, 2009: Updated by Robert Stephenson: Status

Sources 

• Robert Stephenson - seinfeld99 [at] yahoo [dot] com
• Mike Daffron - daffmikron [at] gmail [dot] com

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