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Friends Creek US 231 Bridge

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Overview
Lost concrete arch bridge over Friends Creek on US 231
Location
Martin County, Indiana
Status
Demolished
History
Built ca. 1930; rehabilitated 1968
Design
Arch
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 49.9 ft.
Total length: 108.9 ft.
Deck width: 43.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.63361, -86.91444   (decimal degrees)
38°38'01" N, 86°54'52" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/507446/4276122 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Loogootee
Inventory numbers
INNBI 016760 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 16633 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 11/2009)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 74.5 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2004)
6,443

Categories 

Arch (9,441)
Built during 1930s (8,579)
Deck arch (8,725)
Have street view (10,038)
Indiana (3,350)
Lost (10,499)
Lost 2012 (149)
Lost during 2010s (707)
Martin County, Indiana (39)
Owned by state (9,854)
Span length 25-50 feet (10,104)
Total length 100-125 feet (3,649)
US 231 (18)

Update Log 

  • May 1, 2012: Updated by Tony Dillon: Being replaced as per forum posting
  • December 23, 2010: New Street View added by J.P.

Sources 

  • J.P. - wildcatjon2000 [at] gmail [dot] com
  • Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com

Comments 

Friends Creek US 231 Bridge
Posted May 1, 2012, by Steve

This bridge has been removed and is in the process of being replaced. It was taken out late 2011.