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Black River-Antioch Church Rd. Bridge

Gibson County, Indiana, and Posey County, Indiana
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West side

Photo taken by Robert Stephenson in May 2008

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Overview
Lost pony truss bridge over Black River on Antioch Church Road (CR 850W)
Location
Gibson County, Indiana, and Posey County, Indiana
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built ca. 1910
Design
Riveted, 4-panel Warren pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 60.0 ft.
Total length: 61.0 ft.
Deck width: 17.4 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Also called
Posey County Bridge #S/14
Gibson County Bridge #402
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.20133, -87.72537   (decimal degrees)
38°12'05" N, 87°43'31" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/436488/4228401 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Cynthiana
Inventory numbers
INNBI 2600283 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 16176 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 07/2012)
Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 33.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2012)
65

Categories 

Built during 1910s (8,700)
Gibson County, Indiana (106)
Have street view (21,746)
Indiana (4,194)
Lost (18,476)
Lost 2012 (289)
Lost during 2010s (1,918)
NR-eligible (3,966)
Owned by county (18,755)
Pony truss (15,003)
 Posey County, Indiana (67)
Replaced by new bridge (12,216)
Select (535)
Span length 50-75 feet (8,824)
Structurally deficient (18,337)
Total length 50-75 feet (8,381)
Truss (29,327)
Warren pony truss (2,920)
Warren truss (5,715)
Wooden deck (5,843)

Update Log 

  • August 3, 2016: Updated by Mike Daffron: Bridge has been replaced
  • May 4, 2016: Updated by Mike Daffron: Bridge has been replaced
  • November 22, 2011: Updated by J.P.: updated location to reflect bridge crosses county line
  • April 20, 2010: New Street View added by J.P.
  • April 15, 2010: New Street View added by J.P.
  • March 15, 2010: Updated by Robert Stephenson: Street view
  • March 6, 2010: Updated by Robert Stephenson: Added county, Alternate names and Design
  • February 20, 2010: Updated by Anthony Dillon: adjusted GPS coordinates
  • December 9, 2009: Updated by J.P.: open to traffic
  • March 17, 2009: Updated by J.P.
  • February 8, 2009: Added by James Baughn
  • June 24, 2008: New photos from Robert Stephenson

Sources 

  • Robert Stephenson - seinfeld99 [at] yahoo [dot] com
  • J.P. - wildcatjon2000 [at] gmail [dot] com
  • Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com
  • Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com
  • J.P. - wildcatjon2000 [at] gmail [dot] com
  • Mike Daffron
  • Mike Daffron
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Black River Bridge
Posted May 4, 2016, by Mike Daffron (daffronmike [at] yahoo [dot] com)

Pretty sure this and Antioch Church Road Bridge are one and the same.