Sulfur Creek Bridge

Photos

West side

Photo taken by Robert Stephenson in May 2009

Overview: Pony truss bridge over Sulfur Creek on CR 160 East
Location: Martin County, Indiana
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
History: Built ca. 1940; rehabilitated 1991; Replaced 2017
Design: Warren pony truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 41.3 ft.
Total length: 44.9 ft.
Deck width: 14.1 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +38.78194, -86.76472 (decimal degrees)
38°46'55" N, 86°45'53" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/520435/4292605 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Indian Springs
Inventory numbers: INNBI 5100004 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 16637 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 11/2015): Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 32.1 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2007): 34

Sulfur Creek Bridge

Posted May 16, 2015, by Mike Daffron (daffronmike [at] yahoo [dot] com)

I would imagine that this creek got it's name from the unfortunate smell that accompanies it.