Main Street Bridge

Photos

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

BH Photo #157780

Overview: Lost through truss bridge over Patoka River on Main Street in Patoka
Location: Patoka, Gibson County, Indiana
Status: Replaced by new bridge
History: Built 1928; replaced 1993
Builder: - Vincennes Bridge Co. of Vincennes, Indiana
Design: Riveted, 11-panel Parker through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 198.2 ft.
Total length: 200.1 ft.
Deck width: 20.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 16.0 ft.
Also called: Patoka River Bridge
Gibson County Bridge #428A
Old US 41 Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +38.40229, -87.58603 (decimal degrees)
38°24'08" N, 87°35'10" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/448830/4250613 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Patoka
Average daily traffic (as of 2012): 3,150
Inventory numbers: INNBI 2600295 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 39172 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of May 2016): Overall condition: Good
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 97.2 (out of 100)
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March 12, 2010: Updated by Robert Stephenson: Changed name, Alternate name, Builder and Design
February 4, 2009: Added by James Baughn