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Straight River IN 162 Bridge

Dubois County, Indiana

Photos 

License: Released into public domain

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BH Photo #254933

Map 

Street View 

Facts 

Overview
Polygonal Warren w/ all verticals truss bridge over Straight River on IN 162
Location
Dubois County, Indiana
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1948; rehabilitated 1982 and 2018
Design
Polygonal Warren w/ all verticals truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 125.0 ft.
Total length: 126.9 ft.
Deck width: 27.9 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.35555, -86.89246   (decimal degrees)
38°21'20" N, 86°53'33" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/509396/4245271 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Huntingburg
Average daily traffic (as of 2004)
9,150
Inventory numbers
INNBI 028400 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 16090 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of May 2017)
Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 59 (out of 100)
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Categories 

Built 1948 (378)
Built during 1940s (3,899)
Dubois County, Indiana (58)
Have street view (25,400)
Indiana (4,625)
NR-eligible (4,015)
Open (38,205)
Owned by state (15,115)
 Polygonal Warren pony truss with all verticals (56)
Polygonal Warren truss (981)
Pony truss (15,693)
Select (530)
Span length 125-175 feet (3,997)
Total length 125-175 feet (5,673)
Truss (31,218)
Warren truss (6,246)

Update Log 

  • August 19, 2019: New photos from Mike Daffron
  • November 8, 2018: Updated by Matt Lohry: Updated bridge type
  • May 5, 2016: New photos from Mike Daffron
  • May 30, 2013: New photos from M. D. Caillet
  • April 15, 2010: New Street View added by J.P.
  • March 7, 2010: Updated by Kim Harvey: truss type from SHAARD

Sources 

  • Kim Harvey
  • J.P. - wildcatjon2000 [at] gmail [dot] com
  • State: Historic SR 162 bridge worth preserving - Dubois County Herald - The light blue bridge on State Road 162 just south of Jasper may seem to not be wide enough for two big trucks to pass each other comfortably, but the structure is protected from significant changes because it’s listed on the Indiana Historic Bridg
  • Mike Daffron - daffmikron [at] gmail [dot] com
  • Matt Lohry
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Straight River IN 162 Bridge
Posted November 8, 2018, by Dan Reitmeyer (danr [at] clrincgrp [dot] com)

This bridge has been rehabbed again in 2018, a modified concrete overlay deck, and the structure was painted.

Straight River IN 162 Bridge
Posted August 17, 2007, by Anonymous

Still in use - July, 2007.