Purdy Marsh Bridge

Photos

East side

Photo taken by Robert Stephenson in June 2008

BH Photo #115590

Purdy Marsh bridge

video by Mike Daffron

Abandoned Bridges Of Indiana Volume 3

video by Mike Daffron

Overview: Pony truss bridge over Purdy Marsh on Pieper Road (CR 1050E)
Location: Knox County, Indiana
Status: Closed to all traffic
History: Built 1905
Design: Pin-connected, 4-panel Pratt pony truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 57.1 ft.
Total length: 59.0 ft.
Deck width: 15.4 ft.
Skew angle: 30 degrees
Recognition: Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Also called: Knox County Bridge #55
Approximate latitude, longitude: +38.78793, -87.27272 (decimal degrees)
38°47'17" N, 87°16'22" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/476314/4293278 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Bicknell
Average daily traffic (as of 2013): 110
Inventory numbers: INNBI 4200178 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 16460 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of November 2013): Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Critical (2 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 21.9 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

August 18, 2020: New photo from Mike Daffron
August 9, 2020: New video from Mike Daffron
August 13, 2019: New photos from Mike Daffron
September 2, 2017: New video from Mike Daffron
July 9, 2017: New photos from Mike Daffron
December 14, 2016: New photos from Mike Daffron
March 27, 2010: Updated by Robert Stephenson: Alternate name, Adjusted GPS and added Skew angle
June 21, 2008: New photos from Robert Stephenson