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Bear Creek Bridge

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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

Update Log 

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

Sources 

  • Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com