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Dirk Ford Bridge

Decatur County, Indiana

Photos 

Overview from the hill to the West

Photo taken by Anthony Dillon in April 2010

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BH Photo #163142

Map 

Street View 

Facts 

Overview
Three-span stone arch bridge over Vernon Fork Muscatatuck River on CR 820S (Millhousen Road)
Location
Decatur County, Indiana
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1895
Design
3-span Stone arch
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 29.8 ft.
Total length: 110.9 ft.
Deck width: 17.4 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Also called
County Bridge #106
Magdalene Dirk Bridge
Vernon Fork Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.20847, -85.41492   (decimal degrees)
39°12'30" N, 85°24'54" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/636854/4341107 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Millhousen
Average daily traffic (as of 2017)
570
Inventory numbers
INNBI 1600085 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 16061 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of April 2017)
Overall condition: Good
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 68.5 (out of 100)
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Categories 

19th Century (8,382)
Arch (12,656)
Built 1895 (290)
Built during 1890s (3,193)
Decatur County, Indiana (80)
Deck arch (11,893)
Have street view (28,909)
Historic Bridge Weekend 2012 (47)
Indiana (5,098)
 NR-eligible (4,107)
Non-Select (300)
One-lane traffic (7,835)
Open (40,968)
Owned by county (21,610)
Span length 25-50 feet (16,220)
Stone arch (3,281)
Total length 100-125 feet (5,381)

Update Log 

  • July 18, 2021: Updated by Tony Dillon: Added historic name and other information.
  • April 8, 2010: New Street View added by Nathan Holth

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