Bridgehunter.com | Walker Bridge

Share:

Photo

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

Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over a branch of White Creek on CR 1050N
Location: Jackson County, Indiana
Status: Replaced by new bridge
History: Built 1919 by the Central States Bridge Company; replaced 1998
Builder: - Central States Bridge Co. of Indianapolis, Indiana
Design: Riveted Warren pony truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 47.9 ft.
Total length: 51.8 ft.
Deck width: 16.1 ft.
Also called: County Bridge #97
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.03118, -85.96725 (decimal degrees)
39°01'52" N, 85°58'02" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/589389/4320744 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Jonesville
Inventory numbers: INNBI 3600066 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 39271 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 06/1989): Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 39.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1990): 100

March 23, 2010: Updated by Anthony Dillon: Added truss type; builder and coordinates
February 5, 2009: Added by James Baughn