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Whetstine Road Bridge

Morgan County, Indiana
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Photo taken by Satolli Glassmeyer

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Overview
Lost pony truss bridge over Indian Creek on Whetstine Road
Location
Morgan County, Indiana
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1935
Design
Riveted Warren pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 71.8 ft.
Total length: 75.1 ft.
Deck width: 18.7 ft.
Also called
Morgan County Bridge #31
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.36222, -86.30750   (decimal degrees)
39°21'44" N, 86°18'27" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/559658/4357202 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Morgantown
Inventory numbers
INNBI 5500025 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 16719 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 03/2006)
Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Imminent Failure (1 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 11.2 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2002)
265

Categories 

Built 1935 (1,640)
Built during 1930s (10,431)
Indiana (4,160)
Lost (18,334)
Lost 2010 (370)
Lost during 2010s (1,881)
Morgan County, Indiana (62)
Owned by county (18,705)
 Pony truss (14,977)
Replaced by new bridge (12,115)
Span length 50-75 feet (8,787)
Structurally deficient (18,303)
Total length 75-100 feet (5,854)
Truss (29,250)
Warren pony truss (2,906)
Warren truss (5,690)

Update Log 

  • June 25, 2017: New photos from Mike Daffron
  • December 25, 2016: Updated by Mike Daffron: added bridge number and photos
  • July 16, 2013: Updated by Tony Dillon: Bridge was replaced in 2010

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