Wilbur Wright Road Bridge

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

BH Photo #390597

Overview: Warren pony truss bridge over Flatrock River on Wilbur Wright Road
Location: Henry County, Indiana
Status: Removed and possibly placed in storage
History: Built 1947; Replaced and reportedly stored for reuse.
Builders: - J.R. Gates (Contractor)
- Pan American Bridge Co. of New Castle, Indiana (Fabricator)
Design: 5-panel, riveted Warren pony truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 58.4 ft.
Total length: 62.0 ft.
Deck width: 23.9 ft.
Also called: Flatrock River Bridge
Old County Bridge #77
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.96944, -85.25111 (decimal degrees)
39°58'10" N, 85°15'04" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/649355/4425830 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: New Castle East
Average daily traffic (as of 2017): 800
Inventory numbers: INNBI 3300057 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 16317 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of July 2017): 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: 93.9 (out of 100)
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Posted March 29, 2007, by Anthony Dillon (spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com)

This bridge has been replaced and may be in storage.