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Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over Bear Branch on Aberdeen Road
Location: Ohio County, Indiana
Status: Replaced by new bridge
History: Built ca. 1920; replaced 1993
Design: Riveted Warren pony truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 56.1 ft.
Total length: 60.0 ft.
Deck width: 13.8 ft.
Also called: Ohio County Bridge #6
Approximate latitude, longitude: +38.90681, -85.10649 (decimal degrees)
38°54'25" N, 85°06'23" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/664183/4308139 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Bear Branch
Inventory numbers: INNBI 5800005 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 39504 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 10/1990): Deck condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 13.8 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1990): 100

February 14, 2010: Updated by Anthony Dillon: Truss type, alt. name, adj. GPS coordinates
February 8, 2009: Added by James Baughn