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

Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over Pigeon Creek on Wallace Road (CR 300E)
Location: Gibson County, Indiana
Status: Replaced by new bridge
History: Built ca. 1916; replaced 2000
Design: Riveted, 3-panel Warren pony truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 79.1 ft.
Total length: 80.1 ft.
Deck width: 15.7 ft.
Skew angle: 30 degrees
Also called: Gibson County Bridge #246
Approximate latitude, longitude: +38.23628, -87.51274 (decimal degrees)
38°14'11" N, 87°30'46" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/455127/4232155 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Haubstadt
Inventory numbers: INNBI 2600179 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 39164 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 02/1990): Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 24.2 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1990): 100

March 26, 2010: Updated by Robert Stephenson: Alternate Name, Date built and Design
February 4, 2009: Added by James Baughn