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Looks good here, but......

Photo taken by Anthony Dillon in August 2008

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It's closed (looks like it was hit by a tree....or a low flying plane)

Photo taken by Anthony Dillon in August 2008

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I guess at least they're not tearing it down.

Photo taken by Anthony Dillon in August 2008

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Facts

Overview: Pratt through truss bridge over Sand Creek on CR 500 South.
Location: Decatur County, Indiana
Status: Closed to traffic, bypass bridge being constructed.
History: Built 1925
Design: Riveted Pratt through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 118.1 ft.
Total length: 122.0 ft.
Deck width: 16.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 15.7 ft.
Recognition: Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.26250, -85.54194 (decimal degrees)
39°15'45" N, 85°32'31" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/625790/4346920 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Forest Hill
Inventory numbers: INNBI 1600093 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 16057 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 05/2005): Deck condition rating: Critical (2 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Critical (2 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 24.9 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2005): 82

Update Log

August 17, 2008: Updated by Anthony Dillon: status, and truss type.

Sources

Anthony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com

Comments

Sand Creek Bridge

Posted August 9, 2007, by Anthony Dillon (spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com)

According to the INDOT Historic Bridge Page this bridge is to be bypassed and remain in place as a pedestrian bridge. They did an excellent job with the restoration of the Boyd bridge (700S-#140) in the Greensburg park. I also hope they will save bridges #18 and #19 over the Flatrock River.

#18 features some nice portal decoration, and #19 is a rare product of the Converse Bridge Co. of Chattanooga, Tenn.

Sand Creek Bridge

Posted August 9, 2007, by Anonymous

As of 8/6/07 this bridge has been closed. It has not been in that great of shape for many years. I just hope the county does not tear it down. In my opinion, there is plenty of room on the south side to build a new bridge to preserve this one. This is the only one left south of Greensburg over Sand Creek out of several. The 600S bridge south of this one was destroyed by a truck several years ago, and one on 1000S in a nice setting was oblitered by the county not long ago.