Photo 

Overview of west portal

Photo taken by Joshua Collins

Map 

Vicinity Map

Vicinity map

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Facts 

Overview
Through truss bridge over Rider Ditch on CR 650 South
Location
Jackson County, Indiana
Status
Closed to all traffic
History
Built ca. 1910
Design
Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 85.9 ft.
Total length: 90.8 ft.
Deck width: 11.4 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 17.6 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.78644, -85.88818   (decimal degrees)
38°47'11" N, 85°53'17" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory numbers
INNBI 3600148 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 16349 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 04/2005)
Deck condition rating: Imminent Failure (1 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 15.0 (out of 100)

Categories 

Closed (1,311)
Indiana (1,585)
Jackson County, Indiana (28)
Owned by county (14,187)
Pratt truss (1,461)
Span length 75-100 feet (3,266)
Structurally deficient (10,813)
Through truss (5,285)
Total length 75-100 feet (3,336)
Truss (15,842)
Wooden deck (5,161)

Update Log 

  • October 2, 2006: Posted photos from Joshua Collins

Sources 

  • Joshua Collins - Bigjc1979 [at] aol [dot] com

Comments 

Rider Ditch Bridge
Posted December 15, 2007, by chris (chris_03262003 [at] yahoo [dot] com)

its rare to see bridges like this stil standing