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Geneva Ford Bridge

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Side view

Photo taken by Mark Gish

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Through truss bridge over Sand Creek on CR 250 West
Location
Jennings County, Indiana
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1907
Builder
- Indiana Bridge Co. of Muncie, Indiana
Design
Pin-connected, 8-panel Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 122.0 ft.
Total length: 124.0 ft.
Deck width: 15.7 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 15.0 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.08435, -85.65878   (decimal degrees)
39°05'04" N, 85°39'32" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/616002/4326993 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
North Vernon
Inventory numbers
INNBI 4000028 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 16419 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 12/2008)
Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 28.1 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1994)
75

Update Log 

  • July 21, 2008: Updated by Anthony Dillon: common name, builder, and date of construction.
  • December 18, 2006: Posted photos from Mark Gish

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Comments 

Geneva Ford Bridge
Posted September 13, 2012, by Tony Dillon (spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com)

Unless something crazy has happened that I don't know about... then it is still there!

The girl was actually talking about the High Banks Bridge in Delaware County that she thought was being torn down. I was happy to be able to contact her and let her know it was being dismantled to be restored and rebuilt in the same location.

http://www.bridgehunter.com/in/delaware/white-300s/

Leah is still a friend of mine today and visits "her" bridge quite often.

Geneva Ford Bridge
Posted September 13, 2012, by Nathan Holth

The message about the demolished bridge appears to refer to a different bridge based on the included photos. This bridge was still standing in 2010 i i visited it.

Geneva Ford Bridge
Posted September 12, 2012, by Luke Harden (lmharden [at] iastate [dot] edu)

According to the 2011 NBI it is.

Apparently sometimes people mistake rehab crews for demolition crews.

Geneva Ford Bridge
Posted September 12, 2012, by Dean

Is this bridge still there? The post about tearing it down was almost 4 years ago. Was it not torn down or the site just hasn't been updated?

Geneva Ford Bridge
Posted November 13, 2008, by Leah (leahbeatty [at] gmail [dot] com)

This bridge is being torn down. I often drive through the countryside to escape from the somewhat city life with my friends and we have loved this bridge for years. I've seen the seasons change from this bridge. It is a symbol of friendship and it will be sadly and deeply missed.

Rest in peace dearest friend.

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