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

Overview: Lost through truss bridge over Big Shawnee Creek on CR 430 E
Location: Fountain County, Indiana
Status: Replaced by new bridge
History: Built ca. 1910, replaced in 1995
Builder: - Attica Bridge Co. of Attica, Indiana
Design: Riveted Warren through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 100.1 ft.
Total length: 102.0 ft.
Deck width: 15.7 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 11.7 ft.
Also called: County Bridge #141
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.26535, -87.18204 (decimal degrees)
40°15'55" N, 87°10'55" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/484521/4457224 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Attica
Inventory numbers: INNBI 2300111 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 39137 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 05/1990): Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 29.4 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1990): 100

March 7, 2010: Updated by Anthony Dillon: Added builder, truss type and GPS coordinates
February 4, 2009: Added by James Baughn