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Overview: Lost through truss bridge over Bear Creek on Mexico Ridge Road
Location: Ohio County, Indiana
Status: Replaced by new bridge
History: Built 1916; replaced 1993
Design: Riveted Pratt through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 84.0 ft.
Total length: 87.9 ft.
Deck width: 15.4 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 14.5 ft.
Also called: Ohio County Bridge #7
Approximate latitude, longitude: +38.93566, -85.11548 (decimal degrees)
38°56'08" N, 85°06'56" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/663338/4311324 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Bear Branch
Inventory numbers: INNBI 5800006 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 39505 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 10/1990): Deck condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 21.8 (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