Valley View Road Bridge

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Overview

Photo taken by James McCray

BH Photo #111135

Overview: Pratt through truss bridge over Big Indian Creek on Valley View Road
Location: Harrison County, Indiana
Status: Moved to a new location near Corydon over Indian Creek on the Indian Creek Trail System.
History: Built 1899; bypassed and converted to pedestrian bridge in 2012; relocated for trail use in 2018.
Design: Pin-connected, 9-panel Pratt through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 146.9 ft.
Total length: 149.9 ft.
Deck width: 13.4 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 17.0 ft.
Recognition: Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Also called: Harrison County Bridge #58
Approximate latitude, longitude: +38.17806, -86.19778 (decimal degrees)
38°10'41" N, 86°11'52" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/570262/4225875 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Corydon West
Average daily traffic (as of 2008): 118
Inventory numbers: INNBI 3100036 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
INNBI 3100087 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 16263 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of March 2008): Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 41.9 (out of 100)
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Valley View Road Bridge

Posted May 28, 2019, by Nathan Holth (webmaster [at] historicbridges [dot] org)

Current Bridge Location After Relocation: 38.215265, -86.140981

Valley View Road Bridge

Posted May 2, 2018, by Dan Reitmeyer (danr [at] clrincgrp [dot] com)

This bridge was set off its foundations today, it will be repaired and then installed in the Hayswood Nature Preserve just south of Corydon In