Middlebury Street Bridge

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Facts 

Overview

Three-span concrete arch bridge over Elkhart River on Middlebury Street in Elkhart

Location

Elkhart, Elkhart County, Indiana

Status

Open to traffic

History

Built 1931 by Bontrager Construction Co.; rehabilitated 1985

Builder

- Bontrager Construction Co.

Design

Closed-spandrel arch

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 49.8 ft.
Total length: 160.0 ft.
Deck width: 42.0 ft.

Approximate latitude, longitude

+41.68111, -85.95667   (decimal degrees)
41°40'52" N, 85°57'24" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Inventory numbers

INNBI 2000157 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 16098 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Inspection (as of 11/2006)

Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 84.1 (out of 100)

Average daily traffic (as of 2003)

8,092

Categories 

Update Log 

• October 31, 2005: Posted photos from Nathan Holth

Sources 

• Historic Bridges of Michigan and Elsewhere - by Nathan Holth

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