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Bear Creek Bridge

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Photo taken by J.P.

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Overview
Concrete arch bridge over Bear Creek on CR 700 South
Location
Jennings County, Indiana
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1915
Design
Arch
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 49.9 ft.
Total length: 51.8 ft.
Deck width: 16.0 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.88278, -85.55833   (decimal degrees)
38°52'58" N, 85°33'30" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/625045/4304756 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Vernon
Inventory numbers
INNBI 4000076 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 16395 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 01/2009)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 64.7 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1994)
50

Categories 

Arch (9,419)
Built 1915 (966)
Built during 1910s (6,729)
Closed-spandrel arch (2,759)
Deck arch (8,700)
Functionally obsolete (7,040)
Indiana (3,348)
Jennings County, Indiana (66)
NR-eligible (3,749)
One-lane traffic (7,111)
Open (28,310)
Owned by county (16,488)
Select (538)
Span length 25-50 feet (10,053)
Total length 50-75 feet (6,896)

Update Log 

  • November 22, 2011: Updated by J.P.: updated design
  • July 21, 2011: New photos from James McCray
  • July 15, 2011: New photos from J.P.

Sources 

  • J.P. - wildcatjon2000 [at] gmail [dot] com
  • James McCray - jamesinslocomb [at] yahoo [dot] com