Historic Bridges of the U.S. | Upper Sulphur Creek Bridge

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Overview: Pony truss bridge over Upper Sulphur Creek on CR 100 South
Location: Orange County, Indiana
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built ca. 1920
Design: Pony truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 35.1 ft.
Total length: 39.0 ft.
Deck width: 17.7 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +38.54167, -86.56111 (decimal degrees)
38°32'30" N, 86°33'40" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/538248/4266008 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: French Lick
Inventory numbers: INNBI 5900046 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 16755 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 05/2006): Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 41.3 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2004): 858

Upper Sulphur Creek Bridge

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

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