Bowman Road Bridge

Photos

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

BH Photo #157002

Overview: Lost through truss bridge over Black Creek on Bowman Road (CR 1500E)
Location: Knox County, Indiana
Status: Replaced by new bridge
History: Built ca. 1905 by the Canton Bridge Company; replaced 1991
Builder: - Canton Bridge Co. of Canton, Ohio
Design: Pinned Pratt through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 118.1 ft.
Total length: 120.1 ft.
Deck width: 16.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 13.0 ft.
Also called: County Bridge #108
Approximate latitude, longitude: +38.86867, -87.18710 (decimal degrees)
38°52'07" N, 87°11'14" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/483768/4302219 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Plainville
Average daily traffic (as of 2015): 130
Inventory numbers: INNBI 4200113 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 39335 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of November 2017): Overall condition: Good
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 99 (out of 100)
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May 12, 2020: New photos from Mike Daffron
March 4, 2010: Updated by Anthony Dillon: Added builder, truss type, and coordinates
February 6, 2009: Added by James Baughn