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Dillon Creek Bridge

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

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Overview
Lost pony truss bridge over Dillon Creek on CR 850 E
Location
Dubois County, Indiana
Status
Replaced by new bridge
History
Built ca. 1900; replaced 1990
Design
Bolted Warren Bedstead pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 37.1 ft.
Total length: 40.0 ft.
Deck width: 11.8 ft.
Also called
County Bridge #56
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.46349, -86.74691   (decimal degrees)
38°27'49" N, 86°44'49" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/522079/4257272 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Cuzco
Inventory numbers
INNBI 1900046 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 39106 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 05/1990)
Deck condition rating: Critical (2 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Critical (2 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Not deficient
Sufficiency rating: 15.4 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1989)
100

Update Log 

  • March 24, 2010: Updated by Anthony Dillon: Added truss type and coordinates
  • May 24, 2009: Updated by Robert Stephenson
  • February 4, 2009: Added by James Baughn

Sources 

  • Robert Stephenson - seinfeld99 [at] yahoo [dot] com
  • Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com