Sulpher Ridge Road Bridge

Photos

Photo courtesy of the Indiana State Department of Natural Resource, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology.

SHAARD photo

BH Photo #189808

Overview: Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Fish Creek on Sulpher Ridge Road (CR 550 West)
Location: Owen County, Indiana
Status: Removed and replaced
History: Built ca. 1900
Design: Pinned, Pratt pony truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 82.0 ft.
Total length: 83.0 ft.
Deck width: 11.8 ft.
Also called: Fish Creek Bridge
County Bridge #85
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.25583, -86.87111 (decimal degrees)
39°15'21" N, 86°52'16" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/511120/4345175 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Spencer
Inventory numbers: INNBI 6000060 (Indiana bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 16777 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 12/2006): Deck condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 16.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2007): 83