Tulip Overpass Bridge

Photos 

East end

Photo taken by Robert Stephenson in August 2008

Enlarge

BH Photo #134938

Map 

Facts 

Overview

Timber stringer bridge over Indiana Rail Road on Rd 380 N

Location

Greene County, Indiana

Status

Replaced by a new bridge

History

Built 1935

Railroads

- Illinois Central Railroad (IC; ICG (1972-1988))
- Indiana Rail Road (INRD)

Design

Timber stringer

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 20.0 ft.
Total length: 132.9 ft.
Deck width: 15.1 ft.

Recognition

Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places

Approximate latitude, longitude

+39.08040, -86.89243   (decimal degrees)
39°04'49" N, 86°53'33" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

16/509303/4325704 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Bloomfield

Average daily traffic (as of 2011)

110

Inventory numbers

INNBI 2800175 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 41243 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Inspection report (as of August 2015)

Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 23.1 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

Update Log 

• April 9, 2020: New photos from Mike Daffron
• November 6, 2015: Updated by Luke: Updated status per forum comment
• December 18, 2012: Updated by James McCray: updated bridge to show that it is in the "S Bridge" category
• March 23, 2011: Updated by Bill Eichelberger: Corrected road number.
• March 6, 2009: Added by Robert Stephenson

Sources 

• Robert Stephenson - seinfeld99 [at] yahoo [dot] com
• Wooden S bridge
• Bill Eichelberger
• Janis Ford
• James McCray - jamesinslocomb [at] yahoo [dot] com
• Luke
• Mike Daffron - daffmikron [at] gmail [dot] com

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