Veale Creek IN 257 Bridge

Photos

West side

Photo taken by Robert Stephenson in May 2009

BH Photo #140478

Overview: Pony truss bridge over Veale Creek on IN 257
Location: Daviess County, Indiana
Status: Replaced by a new bridge and stored by the state for 10 years.
Future prospects: INDOT Historic Bridge Marketing Program page for this bridge http://www.in.gov/indot/3357.htm
History: Built 1938; rehabilitated 1977
Design: Riveted Warren pony truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 84.0 ft.
Total length: 85.9 ft.
Deck width: 23.9 ft.
Recognition: Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Also called: Indiana State Highway Bridge #257-14-3017A
Approximate latitude, longitude: +38.63028, -87.12917 (decimal degrees)
38°37'49" N, 87°07'45" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/488757/4275757 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Washington
Average daily traffic (as of 2004): 4,226
Inventory numbers: INNBI 030960 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
INDOT 257-14-03017A (Indiana Dept. of Transportation bridge number)
BH 15989 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of July 2009): Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 44.7 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

October 21, 2016: New photos from Mike Daffron
June 22, 2013: Updated by Tony Dillon: Updated status as bridge is now in storage
August 27, 2010: Updated by Anthony Dillon: Added link for INDOT marketing program page
April 20, 2010: New Street View added by J.P.
May 22, 2009: New photos from Robert Stephenson