Bryants Creek Bridge

Photo

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

BH Photo #344689

Overview: Pony truss bridge over Bryants Creek on CR 150 E
Location: Monroe County, Indiana
Status: Removed but not replaced
History: Built ca. 1910
Design: Pony truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 40.0 ft.
Total length: 42.0 ft.
Deck width: 11.8 ft.
Also called: Monroe County Bridge #40
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.33564, -86.50919 (decimal degrees)
39°20'08" N, 86°30'33" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/542298/4354138 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory numbers: INNBI 5300029 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 39462 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 03/1991): Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Imminent Failure (1 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 17.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1989): 100

Posted May 5, 2015, by Mike Daffron

The only thing I can find is a "Hoosier Bypass", which at times is REALLY deep.