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Muddy Fork Bridge

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Photo taken by Anthony Dillon in August 2009

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Overview
Three-span stone arch bridge over Muddy Fork Sand Creek on CR 250 South
Location
Decatur County, Indiana
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built ca. 1890
Design
Stone arch
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 20.3 ft.
Total length: 69.9 ft.
Deck width: 16.4 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.29917, -85.52722   (decimal degrees)
39°17'57" N, 85°31'38" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/626994/4351010 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Forest Hill
Inventory numbers
INNBI 1600096 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 16052 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 09/2011)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 80.4 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2005)
108

Categories 

19th Century (3,822)
Arch (9,420)
Built during 1890s (1,556)
Decatur County, Indiana (69)
Deck arch (8,703)
Functionally obsolete (7,040)
Indiana (3,348)
NR-eligible (3,751)
One-lane traffic (7,112)
Open (28,318)
Owned by county (16,492)
Select (538)
Span length under 25 feet (4,084)
Stone arch (1,927)
Total length 50-75 feet (6,897)

Update Log 

  • August 2, 2009: New photos from Anthony Dillon

Sources 

  • Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com