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Branch of Flatrock River Bridge

Henry County, Indiana
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West side

Photo taken by Anthony Dillon in February 2011

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Overview
Slab bridge over Branch of Flatrock River on Cr 250E
Location
Henry County, Indiana
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1959
Design
Slab
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 20.0 ft.
Total length: 22.6 ft.
Deck width: 24.3 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.86000, -85.33833   (decimal degrees)
39°51'36" N, 85°20'18" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/642132/4413539 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Lewisville
Inventory numbers
INNBI 3300127 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 48197 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 07/2011)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 90.8 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2011)
20

Categories 

Built 1959 (195)
Built during 1950s (2,403)
Henry County, Indiana (46)
Indiana (3,350)
Open (28,458)
Owned by county (16,527)
Slab (633)
Span length under 25 feet (4,112)
Total length under 25 feet (1,414)

Update Log 

  • February 20, 2011: Added by Anthony Dillon

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Branch of Flatrock River Bridge
Posted December 15, 2012, by Tony Dillon (spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com)

None taken my anonymous friend!

Branch of Flatrock River Bridge
Posted December 15, 2012, by Anonymous

I meant no disrespect.

Branch of Flatrock River Bridge
Posted December 15, 2012, by Tony Dillon (spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com)

I wondered myself if this little slab might not be older than the NBI date given, but probably no way to verify for sure. I would have likely never searched for this bridge, but it was located on a dead-end road that my son's former girlfriend lived on. I figured I might as well snap a couple shots of it for posterity's sake.

I have always used a 50 year guideline for considering a bridge to be historic...and going by the date given this one just made it.

Branch of Flatrock River Bridge
Posted December 15, 2012, by Clark Vance (cvance [at] dogmail [dot] com)

It's my guess the 1959 build date late by 30+ years. It's pretty typical of stuff built near the beginning of the auto boom.

Branch of Flatrock River Bridge
Posted December 15, 2012, by Don Morrison

This is not a UCEB because it has stood for 53 years and still is 90% sufficient. 8^P

Branch of Flatrock River Bridge
Posted December 14, 2012, by Anonymous

It's concrete, not nearly as attractive as an arc or a truss, nondescript as any other slab. What are the qualifications for an UCEB? Why is this not one?