Underwood Ford Bridge

Photos

Photo taken by Satolli Glassmeyer

BH Photo #110176

Mike Daffron

Overview: Through truss bridge over French Lick Creek on Gorge Street in French Lick
Location: Orange County, Indiana
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1904; rehabilitated 1995
Builder: - Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Co. of Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Design: Pin-connected, 6-panel Pratt through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 87.9 ft.
Total length: 90.9 ft.
Deck width: 15.7 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 12.3 ft.
Recognition: Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Also called: Gorge Street Bridge
French Lick Creek CR 100S Bridge
County Bridge #49
Old SR 145 Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +38.54148, -86.61261 (decimal degrees)
38°32'29" N, 86°36'45" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/533760/4265966 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: French Lick
Average daily traffic (as of 2014): 175
Inventory numbers: INNBI 5900035 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 16735 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of May 2018): Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 20.1 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

June 11, 2017: Updated by Dave King: Added categories "Steel grate deck", "Lattice Railing"
June 11, 2017: New video from Mike Daffron
April 19, 2016: New photos from Mike Daffron
September 5, 2013: New photos from J.P.
September 29, 2011: New photos from Tony Dillon
April 15, 2010: New Street View added by J.P.
September 15, 2009: Updated by Anthony Dillon: Added historic name
September 9, 2009: Updated by Anthony Dillon: Builder, truss type

Gorge Street Bridge

Posted August 16, 2007, by Rod Detty (zonechair [at] yahoo [dot] com)

This bridge was still in use in July, 2007, when this photo was taken.