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Under the Deck

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Overview: Through truss bridge over Smart Ditch on CR 600 East
Location: Jackson County, Indiana
Status: Open to traffic
Design: Through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 78.1 ft.
Total length: 81.0 ft.
Deck width: 15.7 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 17.1 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +38.76806, -85.92361 (decimal degrees)
38°46'05" N, 85°55'25" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/593511/4291588 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Tampico
Inventory numbers: INNBI 3600103 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 16353 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 04/2005): Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 22.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2000): 1