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Murphy Bridge

Huntington County, Indiana
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Looking West.

Photo taken by Anthony Dillon in August 2008

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Facts 

Overview
Parker through truss bridge over Salamonie River on CR 800 South
Location
Huntington County, Indiana
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built in 1928 by the Pan American Bridge Company; Restored in 2006.
Builders
- J.A.Crosbie
- Pan American Bridge Co. of New Castle, Indiana
Design
Riveted Parker through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 198.1 ft.
Total length: 200.1 ft.
Deck width: 19.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 15.2 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.71222, -85.45361   (decimal degrees)
40°42'44" N, 85°27'13" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/630620/4507961 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Warren
Inventory numbers
INNBI 3500015 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 16331 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 03/2010)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 58.7 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2008)
100

Categories 

Built 1928 (805)
Built during 1920s (7,031)
Huntington County, Indiana (24)
Indiana (3,348)
J.A.Crosbie (2)
NR-eligible (3,749)
Open (28,300)
Owned by county (16,483)
Pan American Bridge Co. (25)
 Parker through truss (945)
Parker truss (1,265)
Salamonie River (9)
Select (538)
Span length 175-250 feet (1,482)
Through truss (9,202)
Total length 175-250 feet (2,789)
Truss (23,562)

Update Log 

  • March 24, 2010: New photo from Anthony Dillon
  • February 6, 2010: New photos from Anthony Dillon
  • April 9, 2009: Updated by Anthony Dillon
  • September 1, 2008: Updated by Anthony Dillon
  • August 18, 2008: Updated by Anthony Dillon
  • August 15, 2008: Updated by Anthony Dillon
  • August 5, 2008: Updated by Anthony Dillon
  • June 23, 2008: Updated by Anthony Dillon: common name, builder, and truss type

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Salamonie River Bridge
Posted March 25, 2007, by Anthony Dillon (spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com)

This bridge is locally known as the Murphy Bridge. It was built by the Pan American Bridge Co. of New Castle,IN