Ester Ridge Road Bridge

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

BH Photo #389658

Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over West Fork Tanners Creek on Ester Ridge Road
Location: Dearborn County, Indiana
Status: Replaced by new bridge
History: Built 1905; replaced 1991
Design: 4-panel, pinned Pratt pony truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 58.1 ft.
Total length: 59.1 ft.
Deck width: 11.8 ft.
Also called: Old County Bridge #49
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.19457, -85.00725 (decimal degrees)
39°11'40" N, 85°00'26" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/672089/4340260 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Sunman
Average daily traffic (as of 2017): 100
Inventory numbers: INNBI 1500044 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 38936 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of April 2017): Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 94.9 (out of 100)
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