J.D.Coffing Bridge

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Photo taken by Tom Hall in June 2007

Fountain County is wanting to give this very important part of local history to Evansville for use on a trail.

Overview: Two-span through truss bridge over Coal Creek on CR 800 South
Location: Fountain County, Indiana
Status: Open to traffic
Future prospects: County is attempting to give this bridge to the city of Evansville for use on a trail.
History: Built in 1886 as part of a 7-span bridge across the Wabash near Attica, moved to this location in 1924.
Builder: - Milwaukee Bridge & Iron Works of Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Likely fabricator)
Design: Wrought iron Pratt through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 125.9 ft.
Total length: 258.8 ft.
Deck width: 16.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 14.4 ft.
Recognition: Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Also called: Coal Creek Bridge
Bridge #5
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.01083, -87.38472 (decimal degrees)
40°00'39" N, 87°23'05" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/467165/4429030 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Perrysville
Inventory numbers: INNBI 2300003 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 16120 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 07/2015): Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 30.2 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2012): 120