Underwood Ford Bridge

Photos 

Photo taken by Satolli Glassmeyer

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Map 

Street View 

Facts 

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

Approximate latitude, longitude

+38.54139, -86.61250   (decimal degrees)
38°32'29" N, 86°36'45" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

16/533769/4265957 (zone/easting/northing)

USGS topographic map

French Lick

Inventory numbers

INNBI 5900035 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 16735 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Inspection (as of 05/2010)

Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 18.6 (out of 100)

Average daily traffic (as of 2010)

175

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Update Log 

• 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

Sources 

• Satolli Glassmeyer - info [at] scenicroadrallies [dot] com
• Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com
• J.P. - wildcatjon2000 [at] gmail [dot] com
• Historicbridges.org - by Nathan Holth

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